Library Acquisitions in January 2021 — Not-To-Miss Titles from 2020

For the safety of library staff and patrons, materials will have been quarantined for at least 48 hours since the last loan before they are available to borrow. Loan requests should be made by email (library@wto.org) or by using the… Read moreLibrary Acquisitions in January 2021 — Not-To-Miss Titles from 2020

Library Acquisitions in November 2020

For the safety of library staff and patrons, materials will have been quarantined for at least 48 hours since the last loan before they are available to borrow. Loan requests should be made by email (library@wto.org) or by using the… Read moreLibrary Acquisitions in November 2020

Multilateralism of the Future: How Will Global Cooperation Evolve in the 21st Century?

On 22 October 2020, in observation of United Nations Day 2020, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, UN Geneva will host a virtual event, Multilateralism of the Future: How Will Global Cooperation Evolve in the… Read moreMultilateralism of the Future: How Will Global Cooperation Evolve in the 21st Century?

US–China Trade War: A Way Out?

World trade review Weihuan Zhou and Henri Gao https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474745620000348 Recently, a group of eminent Chinese/US economists and legal scholars issued a thought-provoking Joint Statement on ‘US–China Trade Relations: A Way Forward’. However, the Joint Statement does not provide practical solutions to… Read moreUS–China Trade War: A Way Out?

Trade and Development Report 2018: Power, Platforms and the Free Trade Delusion

UNCTAD has launched the 2018 edition of the annual Trade and Development Report. Subtitled “Power, Platforms and the Free Trade Delusion”, the report examines asymmetric distribution of wealth, power, and influence. A description of the report from the press release… Read moreTrade and Development Report 2018: Power, Platforms and the Free Trade Delusion

The Proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in the Post-Doha Round Period

The paper analyses the shift taking place in multilateral approaches to international trade following the de facto failure of Doha Round negotiations. In this new context all significant participants to international trade either already signed or are negotiating free trade… Read moreThe Proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in the Post-Doha Round Period

Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership / Euan MacMillan

The beleaguered progress of the Doha Development Agenda of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presents something of a puzzle for economic theory: if multilateralism is an effective forum for liberalisation (as it has been in the past), then why have… Read moreExplaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership / Euan MacMillan

Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership / Euan MacMillan

The beleaguered progress of the Doha Development Agenda of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presents something of a puzzle for economic theory: if multilateralism is an effective forum for liberalisation (as it has been in the past), then why have… Read moreExplaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership / Euan MacMillan