The World Trade Organization Millennium Round: Freer Trade in the Twenty First Century (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy)

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. Pt. I. International Trade Policies -- 1. The Millennium Round: Prospects For Trade Liberalisation In The Twenty-first Century / Bernhard Speyer And Klaus Gunter Deutsch -- 2. The Usa: Why Fundamentals Do Not Always Matter, Or: It's Politics, Stupid! / Andreas Falke -- 3. The Eu: Contending For Leadership / Klaus Gunter Deutsch -- 4. Wto Trade Negotiations Viewed From Tokyo / Hiroya Ichikawa And Maki Kunimatsu -- 5. Developing Countries And The Millennium Round / J. Michael Finger And Philip Schuler -- 6. Globalisation, Democracy And Trade Policy / Bernhard May -- Pt. Ii. Policy Issues -- 7. Liberalising International Trade In Services: The European Perspective / Dietrich Barth -- 8. Financial Services Liberalisation In The Millennium Round / Wendy Dobson -- 9. International Trade In Telecommunications And Transportation Services / Christopher Findlay And Tony Warren -- 10. Electronic Commerce: A Need For Regulation? / Stefan Bach And Georg Erber --^ 11. Competition Policy And The Wto / Phedon Nicolaides -- 12. Anti-dumping And Trade Remedies: A Necessary Reform / Patrick A. Messerlin -- 13. Investment In The Wto / Stephen Woolcock -- 14. Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights: From Marrakech To Seattle / Carlos A. Primo Braga And Carsten Fink -- 15. Agriculture: New Wine In New Bottles? / Stefan Tangermann -- 16. Regionalism And Multilateralism -- Side By Side / Gerhard Fisch -- 17. Trade And Labour Standards: Harnessing Globalisation? / Philip Von Schoppenthau -- 18. Delineating Trade And Environmental Rules: Towards A New Consensus / Cord Jakobeit -- Pt. Iii. Systemic And Institutional Issues -- 19. Clinton's Legacy: Us Trade Leadership Languishes / Henry R. Nau -- 20. Broadening Wto Membership: Key Accession Issues / Rolf J. Langhammer And Matthias Locke -- 21. Dispute Settlement: A Gem In Need Of Polish And Preservation / Bernhard Speyer -- 22. The Wto And International Governance / Sylvia Ostry --^ 23. Reforming Wto Decision Making: Lessons From Singapore And Seattle / Richard Blackhurst. Edited By Klaus Günter Deutsch And Bernhard Speyer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book draws together key issues resulting from the World Trade Organization's planned 'Millennium Round' and the hope that it will lead to freer trade as we begin this new century. In the 1990s, the internationalisation of economic activity made a great leap forward.