Since their implementation at the Uruguay Round, tariff rate quotas (TRQs) have become a widely used instrument of trade policy in agricultural trade. With almost 1300 TRQs scheduled at the WTO, it seems worthwhile to examine their economic effects more closely. This is what this paper does....

To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...

Despite three decades of continuous globalization, transitional economies in many countries remain marginalized. In order to maximize the positive growth of employment creation opportunities in various sectors, including agriculture, existing patterns of long-run sustainable equilibrium...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART A: Economic Growth -- 1. Fifty Years of Growth (and Lack Thereof): An Interpretation -- 2. Growth Diagnostics -- 3. Synthesis: A Practical Approach to Growth Strategies -- PART B. Institutions -- 4. Industrial Policy for the...