The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction

by Narlikar, Amrita

• ISBN13: 9780192806086
• ISBN10: 0192806084
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"This book provides a timely exploration of what the WTO is, what it does, and the complicated politics involved in its negotiations and rulings. Confronting the controversy surrounding the WTO head-on, the author highlights issues of power, marginalization, and development, and raises the important question of whether it actually deserves the reputation it has come to acquire."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Amrita Narlikar is University Lecturer in International Relations at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Abbreviations	p. xvii
List of illustrations	p. xix
List of tables	p. xx
Who needs an international trade organization?	p. 1
The creation of the World Trade Organization	p. 22
Decision-making and negotiation processes	p. 42
The expanding mandate	p. 59
Settling disputes	p. 85
The Doha Development Agenda	p. 99
The burden of governance	p. 122
Further reading	p. 139
Index	p. 145
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Excerpts

"This book provides a timely exploration of what the WTO is, what it does, and the complicated politics involved in its negotiations and rulings. Confronting the controversy surrounding the WTO head-on, the author highlights issues of power, marginalization, and development, and raises the important question of whether it actually deserves the reputation it has come to acquire."--BOOK JACKET.