At the 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Bali it was agreed to develop a work program to conclude the long … WTO takes a “silo approach”, addressing policy areas in isolation. This may reduce the relevance of WTO agreements as the … should be discussed. Greater use of the WTO for deliberation on trade policy matters and learning from the experience of …

This paper discusses the challenges confronting developing countries seeking to use WTO negotiations to promote their … help to enhance the development-relevance of the WTO. …

Little progress has been made since the creation of the WTO on expanding and deepening the coverage of services … for the WTO; (iv) standard political-economy factors, such as adjustment costs and resistance by incumbents to erosion of … rents; and (v) concerns that the WTO will affect the ability of regulators to enforce national norms. We argue that all of …

security of market access. Its conclusion would strengthen, symbolically and substantively, the WTO’s valuable role in …

then raises the question why no agreement could be reached in the WTO to launch negotiations on competition law. In this … Paper we review what was on the table in the WTO and discuss the lessons that are suggested by the seven-year effort in the … WTO to develop a negotiating/cooperation agenda. We argue that the process was a productive one, as it helped identify …

A new round of WTO negotiations on agriculture, services and perhaps some other issues is expected to be launched in …