World Trade Governance and Developing Countries: The GATT/WTO Code Committee System

The first scholarly attempt at a comprehensive analysis of a crucial area of international trade law and institutions, this volume provides critical insights into the role played by developing countries in the GATT/WTO committees. It explores how the developing countries have shaped and been shaped by the committees on anti–dumping, textiles, agriculture, and trade and environment, and suggests how these countries can further improve their participation. In doing so, the book challenges established assumptions about how the developing countries have engaged with the developed countries and with one another under the umbrella of the multilateral trading system.

Spis treści:
Acknowledgments.
About the author.
Acronyms.
Introduction.
1. The Importance of International Law and Institutions for the World Trading System.
2. Developing Countries in the GATT Committee System Prior to the Establishment of the WTO.
3. The Impact of Developments After the Tokyo Round.
4. Developing Countries and the WTO Committees Since the Uruguay Round.
5. Conclusions.
Appendix: Extracts from GATT/WTO Documents.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Kofi Oteng Kufuor is a Research Fellow in the School of Law at The University of East London and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House).

Okładka tylna:
The first scholarly attempt at a comprehensive analysis of a crucial area of international trade law and institutions, this volume provides critical insights into the role played by developing countries in the GATT/WTO committees. It explores how the developing countries have shaped and been shaped by the committees on anti–dumping, textiles, agriculture, and trade and environment, and suggests how these countries can further improve their participation. In doing so, the book challenges established assumptions about how the deve loping countries have engaged with the developed countries and with one another under the umbrella of the multilateral trading system.