Is the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a legitimacy crisis and might the protracted Doha negotiations be evidence of … its functions. It contends that the WTO is not yet in a legitimacy crisis because the Doha negotiations still reveal the … negotiation of free trade agreements (FTAs) amongst key WTO members, which could be used to advance the Doha negotiations, force …

For many years now, lack of progress in multilateral trade negotiations has been a major cause of concern among WTO … must be taken by consensus and the full membership must be involved at every stage. Decision making by consensus is a … solution to the problem of process in negotiations by sidestepping the requirement for a consensus. The paper gives a detailed …

This note provides an update on the status of Doha negotiations and an outlook on significant non-Doha trade issues … Executive Board was last briefed in October 2008 (World Bank and IMF, 2008). Section III illustrates that notable gains would …