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Highlighted in the "battle in Seattle" in 1999, anti-trade sentiments still persist, even with development considerations placed at the core of reform negotiations at the World Trade Organization, in which two-thirds of the members are developing countries. In this paper, the impact of...
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Highlighted in the "battle in Seattle" in 1999, anti-trade sentiments still persist, even with development considerations placed at the core of reform negotiations at the World Trade Organization, in which two-thirds of the members are developing countries. In this paper, the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005786161
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is often accused of, at best, not paying enough attention to human rights or, at …, incorporating legal arguments as well as some economic and political science perspectives. After introducing the respective WTO and … analysis of the main human rights concerns relating to the WTO. These include the alleged democratic deficit within the …
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develop a realistic base1ine that takes into account events such as the entry of China into the WTO and the enlargement of the …
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WTO-based concern. …
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There are essentially two types of plurilateral trade agreements (PAs) among WTO Members, an exclusive and an open … discussions. This article takes a sceptical view, since any such PA would need to be agreed by consensus among all 160-odd WTO … treaty frameworks, as "WTO-extra" understandings. …
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should represent one immediate contribution that the WTO can make to fight against climate change. This paper presents the … key issues surrounding liberalized trade in climate-friendly goods and technologies in WTO environmental goods … negotiations. It begins with what products to liberalize and how. Clearly, WTO environmental goods negotiations to date show that …
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WTO negotiations deal predominantly with bound - besides applied - tariff rates. But, how can reductions in tariffs …
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. Agreement on this paragraph should represent one immediate contribution that the WTO can make to fight against climate change … WTO environmental goods negotiations. It begins with discussing what products to liberalize and how. Given that WTO … in environmental goods and technologies forward, both within and outside the WTO. Recognizing that there is no one …
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This paper looks at the possibilities of a concluding "Bali package" on the issues that are currently engaging the WTO …
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