Add to ORKGThis chapter describes the evolution and structure of the international trading system, focusing on the tension between the fundamental GATT/WTO principle of most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment and the proliferation of discriminatory trading arrangements, including regional agreements as well as new versions of special and differential treatment of low-income countries. It also discusses the increasing pressure to use the enforcement power of the GATT/WTO system to achieve member compliance with social norms in the areas of labor and environment. The chapter concludes by considering some significant challenges that currently face the international trading system and possible directions of the system’s evolution in response to these challeng...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created alongside other towering achievements ...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...
This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-da...
This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-da...
The object of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the international trading system from its in...
Considers here the prospects for the GATT-focused multilateral trading system, the perils it faces a...
This article provides a brief overview of the achievements of UNCTAD over the last 25 years. It then...
This paper addresses fundamental issues in the legal framework for international trade today, namely...
"This paper assesses the future of the world trading system in the face of diminishing returns from...
The international trade regulatory system is a dynamic system that has been evolving throughout its ...
[From introduction] Over the decade of the 1990s, the deepening integration of the global economy ac...
Trading blocks can help or hinder the liberalization of world trade. A determining factor is whether...
[From introduction] Over the decade of the 1990s, the deepening integration of the global economy ac...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created alongside other towering achievements ...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created alongside other towering achievements ...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...
This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-da...
This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-da...
The object of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the international trading system from its in...
Considers here the prospects for the GATT-focused multilateral trading system, the perils it faces a...
This article provides a brief overview of the achievements of UNCTAD over the last 25 years. It then...
This paper addresses fundamental issues in the legal framework for international trade today, namely...
"This paper assesses the future of the world trading system in the face of diminishing returns from...
The international trade regulatory system is a dynamic system that has been evolving throughout its ...
[From introduction] Over the decade of the 1990s, the deepening integration of the global economy ac...
Trading blocks can help or hinder the liberalization of world trade. A determining factor is whether...
[From introduction] Over the decade of the 1990s, the deepening integration of the global economy ac...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created alongside other towering achievements ...
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was created alongside other towering achievements ...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, i...