Development at the Wto

Zusatztext Skillfully using an institutional framework of analysis, Development at the World Trade Organization explains the meanings of "development" and the concept of "special and differential treatment"...It [offers] insightful and creative suggestions for a fair balance between free trade and the development needs of poor countries...[T]his book is a clear, cogent, succinct, and persuasive account of whether, how, and the extent to which the WTO helps promote development-veritably, a marvelous contribution, both scholarly and practical, on a topic of global importance. Informationen zum Autor Sonia Rolland conducts research and teaches at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston (USA). Her work focuses on public international law and trade law, and is informed by regular exchanges with delegates and members of the WTO community. She has practiced law in Washington DC and has clerked at the International Court of Justice (The Hague). She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (UK), a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan (USA), an M.A. from the Université Paris 10-Nanterre (France) and the `iplôme of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (France). Klappentext With the Doha Round on the rocks, the tension between the WTO's trade liberalization agenda and the development needs of many member states is more pronounced than ever. This book looks at the position of developing countries at the WTO from an institutionalist perspective and presents a range of proposals for change. Zusammenfassung With the Doha Round on the rocks, the tension between the WTO's trade liberalization agenda and the development needs of many member states is more pronounced than ever. This book looks at the position of developing countries at the WTO from an institutionalist perspective and presents a range of proposals for change.

Product details

• Authors: Sonia E. Rolland, Sonia E. (Associate Professor Rolland, Rolland Sonia E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780199600885
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960088-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: International Economic Law; International Economic Law Series; International Economic Law; International Economic Law Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International institutions, International Trade, International economic & trade law, International trade and commerce, International Organisations & Institutions, Public international law: economic and trade, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations