International Trade and Developing Countries: Bargaining Coalitions in GATT and WTO

by Narlikar; Amrita

• ISBN13: 9780415318594
• ISBN10: 0415318599
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book provides a much-needed study of the bargaining coalitions of developing countries in the GATT and WTO. It traces, explains and theorizes on the formation and achievements of coalitions from 1982 to the present day. Bargaining together in groups is common practice in international negotiations and the limited bargaining power of developing countries makes coalitions an especially crucial instrument for their effective diplomacy. This book investigates the relevance and workability of coalitions as an instrument of bargaining power for the weak and analyses the coalition strategies of developing countries at inter-state level. The book focuses principally on coalitions involving developing countries and international trade. Through the case studies of the Uruguay Round and an analytical overview of more recent coalitions, the book fills a gap in the literature of international political economy and international relations.

Author Biography

Amrita Narlikar a research fellow at St. John's College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	xii
Series preface	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
Abbreviations	xvii
Introduction	1	(9)
The problem: what kinds of coalitions work, and why?	1	(2)
Methodology	3	(3)
The argument	6	(1)
Plan of the book	7	(3)
1 Bargaining together: why and how?	10	(24)
1.1 Bargaining constraints of developing countries	10	(3)
1.2 Why bargain together?	13	(4)
1.3 Methods of coalition formation: a theoretical overview	17	(12)
1.4 Definitions and typologies	29	(4)
1.5 Conclusion	33	(1)
2 Coalitions in the GATT and the entry of services	34	(20)
2.1 Participation and coalitions: developing countries in the GATT	34	(5)
2.2 Introducing services in the GATT	39	(5)
2.3 'Shifting coalitions' in the GATT and WTO	44	(9)
2.4 Conclusion	53	(1)
3 Bloc diplomacy: the Informal Group and the G-10	54	(29)
3.1 Roots of the G-10: the Informal Group	54	(15)
3.2 Factors and events: mobilising the coalition and evolving an agenda	69	(7)
3.3 Evaluating the G-10	76	(4)
3.4 Preliminary theoretical findings and conclusion	80	(3)
4 Alliance diplomacy: the issue-based, crossover coalitions of G-20 and Café au Lait	83	(22)
4.1 First steps: formation of the Jaramillo Groin	84	(4)
4.2 From Jaramillo process to Café au Lait coalition	88	(8)
4.3 Successes and limitations	96	(4)
4.4 Theoretical implications	100	(3)
4.5 Aftermath and conclusion	103	(2)
5 Combination diplomacy: issue-based blocs and sub-sectoral crossover alliances	105	(16)
5.1 Issue-based bloc on services	106	(4)
5.2 Disaggregating services: sub-sector coalitions	110	(10)
5.3 External conditions: divisions within the developed world	120	(2)
5.4 Constraints and conditions for successes: sub-sector coalitions	122	(2)
5.5 Theoretical implications and conclusion	124
6 Evolved alliances: the Cairns Group and Friends of Services Group	121	(34)
6.1 The rise of the Cairns Group: origins and evolving agenda	128	(4)
6.2 Conditions conducive to successes	132	(9)
6.3 Limitations and constraints	141	(6)
6.4 The Food Importers' Group: a comparison with the Cairns	147	(4)
6.5 Adapting the Cairns model: Friends of Services Group	151	(2)
6.6 Conclusion	153	(2)
7 Regionalism: a springboard for bargaining?	155	(22)
7.1 Regions: `natural' bargaining coalitions?	156	(4)
7.2 The relationship between regional integration and effective bargaining	160	(9)
7.3 An alternative route to regional coalitions: the ASEAN example	169	(5)
7.4 Theoretical implications and conclusion	174	(3)
8 Coalitions of the new round: developing countries at Seattle and Doha	177	(19)
8.1 The persistence and evolution of blocs	178	(7)
8.2 The record of alliances	185	(6)
8.3 Region-based coalitions	191	(3)
8.4 Conclusion	194	(2)
9 Conclusion	196	(13)
9.1 Necessary conditions for effective coalition formation	196	(4)
9.2 Classification and blueprint: what works, when, and for whom?	200	(6)
9.3 Strategies	206	(3)
Notes	209	(13)
Bibliography	222	(13)
Index	235