The World Trade Organization: a very short introduction

176 Pages·2012·1.82 MB·English

by  Daunton, Martin J;Stern, Robert Mitchell;Narlikar, Amrita

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Amrita Narlikar
THE
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION
A Very Short Introduction
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Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiv
Abbreviations xvii
List of illustrations xix
List of tables xx
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Who needs an international trade organization? 1
2
The creation of the World Trade Organization 22
3
Decision-making and negotiation processes 42
4
The expanding mandate 59
5
Settling disputes 85
6
The Doha Development Agenda 99
7
The burden of governance 122
Further reading 139
Index 145