How Should the WTO Launch and Negotiate a Future Round?

John S. Odell

No 2014/110, RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute

Abstract: If WTO members wish to launch a new round to follow Doha, setting the agenda will require a complex negotiation as in the past, however Doha ends. To reduce the serious information problems they face and prepare the way, advocates should commission an independent research team to produce a comprehensive negotiation analysis before they decide to move further. Reaching an agreement on an agenda will depend on the procedural rules that apply in the agenda negotiation and the subsequent Round. They should consider four rules that seem legitimate today and most likely to help members find a joint-gain agenda. Reaching an agenda agreement could also depend in part on decisions by WTO chairs during this negotiation. Experience illustrates the potentials and possible pitfalls for them to avoid.

Keywords: WTO; trade; negotiation; plurilateral agreement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11
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