The Future of the World Trade Organization

Biswajit Dhar ()

No 444, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: The paper firstly identifies and assesses the key developments in the Doha Round that have contributed to the present stalemate. Secondly, it presents several options that the organization could consider for defining its future work program given the new realities of global economic engagement, especially the emergence of global production networks. Most importantly, the paper assesses the possibility of including new disciplines covering areas that can help the growth of these drivers of global economic integration. Such an initiative could include three sets of issue: trade facilitation measures, an equitable investment regime, and effective disciplines for curbing non-tariff barriers.

Keywords: WTO; international cooperation; trade; investment; production networks; trade facilitation; non-tariff barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2013-11-12
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