The Multilateral Trading SystemThe Multilateral Trading System

Robert Stern

No 569, Working Papers from Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan

Abstract: This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-day GATT/WTO arrangements, calling attention to the key roles of reciprocity and non-discrimination and taking note of how the system is now challenged by the new paradigm of global market integration. The main features of the WTO are described, the boundaries of the WTO identified, and how the expansion of these boundaries may result in the over-extension and weakening of the effectiveness of the WTO.

Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2007
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