Sugar and the World Trade Organization (WTO): Major Issues

World Trade Organization Economic Research and Statistics Division WTO Decision-Making for the Future

Decision making in the WTO has become ever more difficult as the number of members increases and the range of issues tackled broadens. This paper looks at reasons why aspects of decision-making might be changed and discusses a number of potential pitfalls that change would have to avoid, such as a dilution of commitments and fragmentation of the multilateral trading system. It then takes a deta...

Development of International Trade in Health Services in the Legal System of World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization, as one of the youngest international organizations following its 50th activity of predecessor means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in the Multilateral Trade System, through the establishment of a General Agreement on Trade in Services, regulated the domain of International Trade in services and by designating Integrated legal framework for the advanceme...

WTO Public Forum 2010: The Forces Shaping World Trade

Following decisions taken by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in August 2009, PACER Plus (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations) negotiations have begun, aiming to deepen economic cooperation between the 14 developing Pacific island countries (PICs) and Australia and New Zealand through a comprehensive, reciprocal regional trade agreement. PACER Plus builds on previous agreements within t...

Title WTO Negotiations and Other Agricultural Trade Issues in Japan

1 Trade , Environmental Regulations and the World Trade Organization

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expresse...