An Introduction to the WTO Agreements, Vol. 1
The World Trade Organization (WTO), the successor to GATT, is rapidly establishing itself as the third pillar of the Bretton Woods institutions alongside the World Bank and the IMF. The prolonged international negotiations which led to its establishment have produced a complex set of agreements which not only constitute the most profound revision of the rules governing world trade, but extend these rules into a range of issues and economic sectors not hitherto regarded as falling within its...
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This book is an indispensable and concise explanation of what the WTO agreements actually provide for.
ForewordPrefaceCh. 1Overview of GATT, Tokyo Round, Uruguay Round1Ch. 2Basic Principles and Main Elements of the WTO Agreements7Ch. 3Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment11Ch. 4National Treatment15Ch. 5Tariff19Ch. 6Safeguard29Ch. 7Balance of Payment Provisions (Article XVIIIB of GATT 1994)41Ch. 8Subsidy and Countervailing Duty47Ch. 9Anti-Dumping63Ch. 10Agriculture69Ch. 11Textiles and Clothing81Ch. 12Technical Barriers to Trade87Ch. 13Customs Valuation91Ch. 14Rules of Origin95Ch. 15Import Licensing99Ch. 16Trade-Related Investment Measures101Ch. 17State Trading Enterprises105Ch. 18Services107Ch. 19Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights115Ch. 20Plurilateral Agreements127Ch. 21Dispute Settlement Process129Ch. 22Institutions and Decision Making137
