Breaking the Seattle Deadlock - Softcover

Zhen Kun Wang; L. Alan Winters

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862031185 ISBN 13: 9781862031180

Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2000

Synopsis

The failure of the WTO Ministerial meeting in Seattle was a big blow to those who see trade liberalization as an important component of economic management and development. The immediate priority is to restore good faith among WTO members and confidence in the WTO. Wang and Winters argue that the developing countries have to be brought much more securely into the trading system, with greater attention being paid to their needs. Developing countries should approach a round of trade liberalization with a firm view of their priorities, and seek to ensure that WTO obligations will assist in achieving them. Developed countries also need to review and revise their widely disparate agendas and start to bridge their differences. Developed and developing countries alike need a rule-based world trading system, and they will all benefit from another round of trade liberalization.

About this title

About the Author:

Zhen Kun Wang is a Research Fellow in the International Economics Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. L. Alan Winters is Professor of Economics of the University of Sussex, a Research Fellow of CEPR's International Trade Programme and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance. He was a Research Manager for International Trade in the World Bank and has advised many international organizations. He has published widely on empirical and policy aspects of international trade.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1862031185
• ISBN 13: 9781862031180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 53