00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000009658 20221111050411 0010-0520009658 221111################|##########|#eng## 978-1-107-19322-2 eng 382.92 382.92 ASS Assessing the World Trade Organization : Fit for Purpose? : World Trade Forum Assessing the World Trade Organization : Fit for Purpose? : World Trade Forum / Manfred Elsig [editor] Cet. 1 Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 xxi, 445 p. ; 24 cm ; 24 cm The 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. World Trade Organization--Congresses International trade--Congresses Commercial policy--Congresses 26483/MKRI-P/XII-2018 26483/MKRI-P/XII-2018