Is the World Trade Organization Attractive Enough for Emerging Economies?: Critical Essays on the Multilateral Trading System

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Development Implications of WTO Accession Procedures....Pages 13-36
Toward A Development-friendly International Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment....Pages 37-71
The WTO: A Sweet or Sour Chinese Banquet?....Pages 72-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Effects of WTO Accession on Policymaking in Sovereign States: Lessons from Transition Countries....Pages 91-138
Policy Anchors: Do Free Trade Agreements and WTO Accessions Serve as Vehicles for Developing-country Policy Reform?....Pages 139-175
Regional Trading Arrangements and WTO Membership: Substitutes or Complements?....Pages 176-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
The Effect of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Trade: Where Do We Stand?....Pages 195-216
Does WTO Membership Make a Difference at the Extensive Margin of World Trade?....Pages 217-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Who Should Join the WTO and Why?: A Cost-benefit Analysis of WTO Membership....Pages 249-294
The WTO Dispute Settlement System: How Have Developing Countries Fared?....Pages 295-332
Costs of Implementation of WTO Agreements....Pages 333-347
Back Matter....Pages 349-359