and legal reasons. There is some hesitation about privatization, as for foreign direct investment, and, where accepted …, about the precise timing. Where privatization of basic service monopolies occurs, the role of the state shifts towards a …

on Technical Barriers to Trade. In this regard, the author analyzes the schemes subject to regulation by each agreement …

much emphasis needs to be placed on pro-competitive regulation to ensure competitive market conditions and argues that …

much concern among its trading partners. The Protocol on the Accession of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) sets … Chinese subsidies. In addition, the Protocol excludes China from invoking the privatization exception available to developing …