01894     2200253   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020002200097041000800119082001100127084001500138100008200153245010900235250001100344260005100355300003300406520103800439650004101477650003601518650003401554990002601588990002601614INLIS00000000000965820221111050411  a0010-0520009658221111                |          | eng    a978-1-107-19322-2  aeng  a382.92  a382.92 ASS0 aAssessing the World Trade Organization : Fit for Purpose? : World Trade Forum1 aAssessing the World Trade Organization :bFit for Purpose? : World Trade Forum /cManfred Elsig [editor]  aCet. 1  aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2017  axxi, 445 p. ; 24 cm ;c24 cm  aThe World Trade Organization (WTO) recently celebrated twenty years of existence. The general wisdom is that its dispute settlement institutions work well and its negotiation machinery goes through a phase of prolonged crises. Assessing the World Trade Organization overcomes this myopic view and takes stock of the WTOs achievements whilst going beyond existing disciplinary narratives. With chapters written by scholars who have closely observed the development of the WTO in recent years, this book presents the state of the art in thinking about WTO performance. It also considers important issues such as the origins of the multilateral system, the accession process and the WTOs interaction with other international organisations. The contributions shed new light on untold stories, critically review and present existing scholarship, and sketch new research avenues for a future generation of trade scholars. This book will appeal to a wide audience that aims to better understand the drivers and obstacles of WTO performance. 4aWorld Trade Organization--Congresses 4aInternational trade--Congresses 4aCommercial policy--Congresses  a26483/MKRI-P/XII-2018  a26483/MKRI-P/XII-2018