Cargando…

Managing the challenges of WTO participation : 45 case studies /

This compilation of 45 case studies documents disparate experiences among economies in addressing the challenges of participating in the WTO. It demonstrates that success or failure is strongly influenced by how governments and private sector stakeholders organise themselves at home. The contributor...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gallagher, Peter, Low, Patrick, 1949-, Stoler, Andrew L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; 1 Dispute settlement between developing countries: Argentina and Chilean price bands; 2 Argentina and GATS: a study of the domestic determinants of GATS commitments; 3 Rock 'n' roll in Bangladesh: protecting intellectual property rights in music; 4 Barbados: telecommunications liberalization; 5 Services commitments: case studies from Belize and Costa Rica; 6 Inter-agency policy co-ordination in Botswana; 7 Brazil and the G20 group of developing countries
  • 8 Cambodia's accession to theWTO: 'fast track' accession by a least developed country9 Canada and the WTO: multilevel governance, public policy-making and the WTO Auto Pact Case; 10 The SPS Agreement and crisis management: the Chile-EU avian influenza experience; 11 Shanghai's WTO Affairs Consultation Center: working together to take advantage of WTO membership; 12 Costa Rica's challenge to US restrictions on the import of underwear; 13 Fiji: preparing for the end of preferences?; 14 The road to Cancun: the French decision-making process and WTO negotiations
  • 15 Decision-making processes in India: the case of the agriculture negotiations16 Protecting the geographical indication for Darjeeling tea; 17 The Indian shrimp industry organizes to fight the threat of anti-dumping action; 18 Indonesia's shrimp exports: meeting the challenge of quality standards; 19 Patents, parallel importation and compulsory licensing of HIV/AIDS drugs: the experience of Kenya; 20 Kenya's participation in the WTO: lessons learned; 21 Learning by doing: the impact of a trade remedy case in Korea; 22 Laos: the textile and garment industry in the post-ATC era
  • 23 Malawi in the multilateral trading system24 Malaysia: labelling regulations on natural rubber condoms and the WTO TBT Agreement; 25 Malaysia: strategies for the liberalization of the services sector; 26 Mauritius: co-operation in an economy evolving for the future; 27 How regional economic communities can facilitate participation in the WTO: the experience of Mauritius and Zambia; 28 Mexico's agricultural trade policies: international commitments and domestic pressure; 29 Mongolia's WTO accession: expectations and realities of WTO membership
  • 30 Nepal: the role of an NGO in support of accession31 Nepal: exports of ayurvedic herbal remedies and SPS issues; 32 Import prohibition as a trade policy instrument: the Nigerian experience; 33 The Pacific island nations: towards shared representation; 34 Victory in principle: Pakistan's dispute settlement case on combed cotton yarn exports to the United States; 35 Pakistan: the consequences of a change in the EC rice regime; 36 Philippines: stakeholder participation in agricultural policy formation; 37 Philippines: adopting the transaction basis for customs valuation