Global Trading System at the Crossroads: A Post-Seattle Perspective
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Author Description
Beginning with a detailed discussion of the World Trade Organisation and the Uruguay Round and its achievements, this book delves into the causal factors behind the failure to launch the new round of multilateral trade negotiations in Seattle in December 1999. Dilip K. Das tries to determine the precise point reached by the global trading system and map out a way forward, exploring the likely items to be included in the agenda for the new round of multilateral trade negotiations and provides contours for a post-Seattle global trading system. This book provides an excellent overview of the contemporary global trading system and will be very useful to advanced students and professional economists. It will also greatly benefit policy makers and active participants in trade and global diplomacy.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
What factors precipitated the collapse of the 1999 Seattle multilateral trade negotiations, and how can the global trading system be restructured to move forward? Dilip K. Das, an expert in international economics, utilizes his extensive background to analyze the institutional framework of the World Trade Organization and the outcomes of the Uruguay Round. He presents a critical assessment of the systemic failures observed in Seattle and proposes a strategic framework for future multilateral trade agendas.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Historical analysis of the World Trade Organization and the Uruguay Round achievements
- Causal investigation into the failure of the 1999 Seattle trade negotiations
- Proposed agenda items for future multilateral trade rounds
- Strategic contours for a post-Seattle global trading system
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and professional economists identify this work as a comprehensive overview of late-20th-century trade diplomacy. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, making it a valuable resource for policy makers and advanced students of international relations.
Page Count:
192
Publication Date:
2001-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203522281
ISBN-13:
9780203522288
Economics
International Trade
Public Policy
