the economic, political and legal forces at work in this debate, as well as the relationship between the NAFTA and WTO … rules on trade in services that apply. …

In spite of the rapid growth of merchandise trade since the end of World War II, the world economy is far from … integrated. Services trade, capital flows, population migration, and price differences demonstrate far more scope for … international economic integration. Even among nations with preferential trade agreements, networks of merchandise trade relations …

Including environmental issues in trade agreements is controversial, although these issues are an integral part of the … NAFTA and WTO agreements as well as being the subject of numerous multilateral environmental treaties and agreements …. Despite its inclusion, many members are opposed to allowing the environment an extensive role in the WTO. Nonetheless, the …

This analysis examines the implications of WTO accession for China's domestic policies and institutions by identifying … some of China's agricultural policies and institutional arrangements that may generate conflicts with WTO requirements and … institutions may conflict with or be incompatible with WTO accession: (1) the domestic policy or institution is expressly …

The current WTO agricultural trade negotiations began in March 2000 and became part of the Doha Development Agenda in … sustainability of many domestic support policies depends on trade barriers, and reform of these trade barriers may force governments … equilibrium model to quantify and analyse a number of trade reform scenarios, with and without specific changes in domestic …

The USA, the EU and the G-20 submitted proposals on domestic support in the WTO agriculture negotiations in October …

In its periodic declarations of domestic support to the WTO, the EU has progressively reduced its amber …

divergences between demandeurs and opponent countries at the WTO. This article examines the economic impacts of the proposals … submitted at the WTO by these two groups of countries, focusing mainly on market access, generic names and impacts for the …

The WTO Framework Agreement that negotiators accepted in July 2004, and built upon at the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial …

Negotiations on agriculture were successfully launched in the WTO early in 2000. In the initial phase, negotiating … proposals have been submitted by member countries and are being discussed in special sessions of the WTO Committee on … influence the shape and dynamics of the negotiations, particularly the possibility of a comprehensive trade round. The first …