ABSTRACT

This book draws together key issues resulting from the World Trade Organisation's planned 'Millennium Round' and the hope that it will lead to freer trade as we begin this new century.

part |2 pages

Part I International trade policies

part |2 pages

Part II Policy issues

chapter 7|10 pages

Liberalising international trade in services

The European perspective

chapter 10|13 pages

Electronic commerce

A need for regulation?

chapter 11|10 pages

Competition policy and the WTO

chapter 12|13 pages

Anti-dumping and trade remedies

A necessary reform

chapter 13|19 pages

Investment in the WTO

chapter 14|19 pages

Trade-related intellectual property rights

From Marrakech to Seattle

chapter 15|14 pages

Agriculture

New wine in new bottles?

chapter 18|6 pages

Delineating trade and environmental rules

Towards a new consensus

part |2 pages

Part III Systemic and institutional issues

chapter 19|17 pages

Clinton’s legacy

US trade leadership languishes

chapter 20|13 pages

Broadening WTO membership

Key accession issues

chapter 21|10 pages

Dispute settlement

A gem in need of polish and preservation

chapter 22|10 pages

The WTO and international governance

chapter 23|16 pages

Reforming WTO decision making: lessons from Singapore

Lessons from Singapore and Seattle