Liberalizing International Trade after Doha: Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional, and Unilateral Initiatives (Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law, Series Number 15)

La 4ème de couverture indique : "After ten years the Doha Development Round is effectively dead. Although some have suggested that Doha's demise threatens the continued existence of the GATT/WTO system, even with some risks of increasing protectionism, the United States, the European Union, Japan, Brazil, China and India, among others, have too much to lose to make abandoning the WTO a rational option. There are alternatives to a comprehensive package of new or amended multilateral agreements, including existing and future 'plurilateral' trade agreements, new or revised regional trade agreements covering both goods and services, and liberalized national trade laws and regulations in the WTO member nations. This book discusses these alternatives, which although less than ideal, may provide an impetus for continuing trade liberalization both among willing members and in some instances worldwide." "After ten years the Doha Development Round is effectively dead. A broadly comprehensive round of trade negotiations reminiscent of the Doha agenda or the Uruguay Round will not likely be attempted again in the foreseeable future. Although some have suggested that Doha's demise threatens the continued existence of the GATT/WTO system, even with some risks of increasing protectionism, the United States, the European Union, Japan, Brazil, China, and India, among others, have far too much to lose to make abandoning the WTO a rational option. If there is reason for cautious optimism post-Doha it is because there are alternatives to a comprehensive package of new or amended multilateral agreements. In addition to likely consensus on a few noncontroversial multilateral elements of Doha, the alternatives include existing and future "plurilateral" trade agreements, new or revised regional trade agreements covering both goods and services, and liberalized national trade laws and regulations in the WTO member nations. This book discusses the alternatives, which although less than ideal, may provide an impetus for continuing trade liberalization both among willing members and in some instances worldwide." -- Publisher's website Introduction: Pursuing Trade Liberalization In A Post-doha World -- The World Trading System Under Gatt And The Wto, 1947-2012 -- The Doha Round Failure And The Likely Demise Of The Single Undertaking -- Assisting Developing Nations With Duty-free, Quota-free Market Access, Trade Facilitation, And Related Initiatives -- Preserving The Environment: Fisheries Subsidies And Trade In Environmental Goods -- New And Expanded Plurilateral Agreements (part I) -- New And Expanded Plurilateral Agreements (part Ii): An International Services Agreement -- Continued Proliferation Of Regional Trade Agreements -- Widening And Deepening (or Disregarding) Existing Rtas -- Concluding New And Pending Rtas (part I) -- Concluding New And Pending Rtas (part Ii): The Trans-pacific Partnership -- Unileteral Approaches To Trade And Market Liberalization -- Conclusions And The Crystal Ball. David A. Gantz, University Of Arizona, James E. Rogers College Of Law. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 351-363) And Index. La 4ème de couverture indique : "After ten years the Doha Development Round is effectively dead. Although some have suggested that Doha's demise threatens the continued existence of the GATT/WTO system, even with some risks of increasing protectionism, the United States, the European Union, Japan, Brazil, China and India, among others, have too much to lose to make abandoning the WTO a rational option. There are alternatives to a comprehensive package of new or amended multilateral agreements, including existing and future 'plurilateral' trade agreements, new or revised regional trade agreements covering both goods and services, and liberalized national trade laws and regulations in the WTO member nations. This book discusses these alternatives, which although less than ideal, may provide an impetus for continuing trade liberalization both among willing members and in some instances worldwide." Discusses alternatives to the failed Doha Development Round, perhaps providing an impetus for continuing trade liberalization among willing members and in some instances worldwide