Monograph. — World Trade Organization, 2013. — 646 p. — ISBN 978-92-870-3871-5.The History and Future of the World Trade Organization draws on a wealth of human, documentary and statistical sources to examine in depth the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO in 1995 and its subsequent evolution. Among the topics covered are the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO’s relations with other international organizations and civil society. Also covered are the organization's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO. It reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organization, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future.
Craig VanGrasstek is publisher of the Washington Trade Report and a trade consultant. He earned his doctorate in political science from Princeton University, and has taught political economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, international relations at American University’s School of International Service, and literature at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and in its Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.Preface by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy
ForewordThe foundations of the WTO
The theory and practice of the multilateral trading system
The creation of the multilateral trading systemMembership and representation
Members, coalitions and the trade policy community
Accessions
Relations with other organizations and civil societyRules, norms and enforcement
Rules and norms
Dispute settlement
Notifications, trade policy reviews and monitoringNegotiations
Modalities, formulas and modes
WTO negotiations conducted outside the Doha Round
The launch: from Singapore to Doha, with a detour in Seattle
The conduct of the Doha Round
Discrimination and preferencesThe organization, the institution and the future
Leadership of the organization and management of the institution
The future of the WTOBiographical appendix
GATT/WTO senior management, 1948-2013
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Index
