The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization (Oxford Handbooks)

__The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization__ provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization. Its purpose is to provide a holistic understanding of what the WTO does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges. The __Handbook__ benefits from an interdisciplinary approach. The editorial team comprises a transatlantic partnership between a political scientist, a historian, and an economist. The distinguished and international team of contributors to the volume includes leading political scientists, historians, economists, lawyers, and practitioners working in the area of multilateral trade. All the chapters present original and state-of-the-art research material. They critically engage with existing academic and policy debates, and also contribute to the evolution of the field by setting the agenda for current and future WTO studies.The __Handbook__ is aimed at research institutions, university academics, post-graduate students, and final-year undergraduates working in the areas of international organization, trade policy and negotiations, global economic governance, and economic diplomacy. As such, it should find an enthusiastic readership amongst students and scholars in History, Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, and Law. Equally important, the book should have direct relevance for diplomats, international bureaucrats, government officials, and other policy-makers and practitioners in the area of trade and economic governance. Machine generated contents note: Introduction, Amrita Narlikar, Martin Daunton, and Robert M. Stern Part I: Theory of Multilateral Trade Liberalization 1. The Case for a Multilateral Trade Organization, Robert E. Baldwin 2. The Inconsistent Quartet: Free Trade Versus Competing Goals, Martin Daunton 3. Trade Liberalization and Domestic Politics, Judith Goldstein Part II: Institutional Evolution: Building up the World Trade Organization 4. International Trade Organization, Richard Toye 5. The expanding mandate of the GATT: The First Seven Rounds, Thomas Zeiler 6. Uruguay Round Negotiations and the Creation of the WTO, Ernest Preeg Part III: The Process Behind the Workings of the WTO 7. The Role of the Director-General and the Secretariat, Richard Blackhurst 8. Defining the Borders of the WTO Agenda, Marion Jansen 9. Collective Agency, Systemic Consequences: Bargaining Coalitions in the WTO, Amrita Narlikar Part IV: Agency in the WTO 10. The Influence of the EU in the World Trade System, Patrick Messerlin 11. The Role of the US : A Multi-level explanation for Decreased Support over Time, Todd Allee 12. The Role of the B(R)ICS: System supporters or Change agents in the WTO?, Brendan Vickers 13. Least Developed Countries: Growing Voice, Shishir Priyadarshi and Taufiqur Rahman 14. Awkward Partners: NGOs and Social Movements in the WTO, Jens Steffek 15. What happened to the Influence of Bussines? Corporations and Organised Labour in the WTO, Steven McGuire Part V: The Substance of the Agreements 16. Trade in Manufactures and Agricultural Products: The Dangerous Link? (Helen Coskeran, Dan Kim, Amrita Narlikar) 17. Trade in Services in the WTO: From Marrakech (1994) to Doha (2001) to..., Rudolf Adlung 18. Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), Keith Maskus 19. Rules: Anti-dumping, Countervailing Duties, and Safeguards, Michael Finger 20. Regulatory Measures: SPS, TBT, Customs Valuation, Robert Howse Part VI: Implementation and Enforcement 21. Trade Policy Review Mechanism, Sam Laird and Raymundo Valdes 22. Dispute Settlement Mechanism - Analysis and Problems, Manfred Elsig, Joost Pauwelyn and Thoms Bernhauer 23. DSM - The Appellate Body - Assessment and Problems, Mitsuo Matsushita 24. Interpretation and Institutional Choice at the WTO, Gregory Shaffer and Joel Trachtman 25. The DSM: Ensuring Compliance?, Alan O. Sykes Part VII: Challenges to the System 26. Persistent Deadlock at Doha, Cedric Dupont and Manfred Elsig 27. The Role of Domestic Courts in the Implementation of WTO Law: The Political Economy of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances, Thomas Cottier 28. Preferential Trading Arrangements, Richard Baldwin 29. New Issues in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, Tim Josling Part VIII: Ethical Issues 30. Fairness in the WTO Trading System, Andrew G. Brown and Robert M. Stern 31. Labour Standards and Human Rights, Drusilla Brown 32. Trade and the Environment, Meera Fickling and Gary Hufbauer Part IX: Reform of the WTO and Global Economic Governance 33. Proposals for Reform: A Synthesis and Assessment, Bernard Hoekman 34. The WTO and Institutional (In)Coherence, Steven Bernstein and Erin Hannah. "The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization. Its purpose is to provide a holistic understanding of what the WTO does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges. The Handbook benefits from an interdisciplinary approach. The editorial team comprises a transatlantic partnership between a political scientist, a historian, and an economist. The distinguished and international team of contributors to the volume includes leading political scientists, historians, economists, lawyers, and practitioners working in the area of multilateral trade. All the chapters present original and state-of-the-art research material. They critically engage with existing academic and policy debates, and also contribute to the evolution of the field by setting the agenda for current and future WTO studies.The Handbook is aimed at research institutions, university academics, post-graduate students, and final-year undergraduates working in the areas of international organization, trade policy and negotiations, global economic governance, and economic diplomacy. As such, it should find an enthusiastic readership amongst students and scholars in History, Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, and Law. Equally important, the book should have direct relevance for diplomats, international bureaucrats, government officials, and other policy-makers and practitioners in the area of trade and economic governance"-- "Short Description The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization - what it does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges"-- "The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization. Its purpose is to provide a holistic understanding of what the WTO does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges. The Handbook benefits from an interdisciplinary approach. The editorial team comprises a transatlantic partnership between a political scientist, a historian, and an economist. The distinguished and international team of contributors to the volume includes leading political scientists, historians, economists, lawyers, and practitioners working in the area of multilateral trade. All the chapters present original and state-of-the-art research material. They critically engage with existing academic and policy debates, and also contribute to the evolution of the field by setting the agenda for current and future WTO studies. The Handbook is aimed at research institutions, university academics, post-graduate students, and final-year undergraduates working in the areas of international organization, trade policy and negotiations, global economic governance, and economic diplomacy. As such, it should find an enthusiastic readership amongst students and scholars in History, Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, and Law. Equally important, the book should have direct relevance for diplomats, international bureaucrats, government officials, and other policy-makers and practitioners in the area of trade and economic governance"-- Provided by publisher "Short Description The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization provides an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade Organization - what it does, how it goes about fulfilling its tasks, its achievements and problems, and how it might contend with some critical challenges"-- Provided by publisher