Development at the World Trade Organization /
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| Author / Creator: | Rolland, Sonia E. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, c2012. |
| Description: | xxxvi, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International economic law series International economic law series (Oxford, England) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8830509 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables and Figures
- Table of Cases
- List of Cited GATT Panel and Working Party Reports and their Common Abbreviations
- List of Cited WHO Panel and Appellate Body Reports, Other Initiated WHO Disputes, and their Common Abbreviations
- Table of Conventions and Treaties
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Current Practice: What Informs the Development Dimension at the WHO?
- First Paradigm: Development as an Idiosyncrasy
- Second Paradigm: Development as a Normative Co-constituent
- Methodology and Organization of the Book
- I. Development and its Institutions in International Economic Law: Who Decides What Development Means?
- 1. The Multiple Meanings of Development
- 1. Development Economics Theories: From Political Economy to Micro economy
- 2. Integrated Perspectives on Human Development: Rights-based Approaches
- 3. "Law and Development" Perspectives
- 4. Conclusion
- 2. The Contribution of International Organizations to Development Policy-Making
- 1. The Colonial Heritage for Development Instruments
- 2. The United Nations: Public International Law Approaches to Development
- 3. The Bretton Woods Institutions: From International Reconstruction to Domestic Restructuring
- 4. Institutional Arrangements and Development Ethos in South-South Economic Organizations
- 5. Conclusion
- II. Framing Development at The Gatt and WTO
- 3. The Trade and Development Relationship during the GATT Years and the Genesis of the WHO
- 1. The Trade and Development Component of the ITO and the GATT s First Steps
- 2. The UNCTAD Legacy for the GATT
- 3. The Expansion of GATT Subject Matters
- 4. Towards a Free Trade Consensus? The Context of the Uruguay Round
- 5. Conclusion
- 4. "Developing Member" and Least-Developed Country Status at the GATT and WHO: Self-Designation versus the Politics of Accession
- 1. The Traditional Practice: "Developing Country" Self-Designation and LDC Status
- 2. Restricting "Developing Country" and LDC Benefits through Accessions
- 3. Conclusion
- 5. From the Uruguay Round to the Doha Round: Changing Dynamics in Developing Countries' Participation
- 1. The Singapore Ministerial Meeting: Understanding the Importance of Agenda-setting
- 2. The Seattle Ministerial Meeting: Fighting for Participation
- 3. The Doha Round: Shaping the Negotiations
- 4. Conclusion
- III. Understanding and Contextualizing Who Development Provisions
- 6. Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO Agreements: A Legal Analysis
- 1. A Substantive Overview of SDT in the WTO Agreements
- 2. Trends in Legal Drafting of SDT Provisions: Towards a Reinterpretation
- 3. SDT: What Use by Developing Members?
- 4. Conclusion
- 7. Invoking Development in Dispute Settlement
- 1. A Brief Overview of Developing Country Practice in Dispute Settlement at the GATT and WTO
- 2. Development Arguments in Disputes
- 3. Development in Disputes Regarding Implementation of Panel and AB Reports
- 4. Beyond SDT in Litigation: "Interpreting WHO Agreements for the Development Objective?"
- 5. Conclusion
- 8. Reconsidering Special and Differential Treatment in the Global Context
- 1. Special and Differential Treatment in Trade and Non-trade Treaties
- 2. Adjudicating Development in International Courts and Tribunals
- 3. Conclusion
- 9. Institutional Processes: What Impact on Developing Members?
- 1. Decision-Making Procedures: What Representation for Developing Members?
- 2. The Negotiation Process: Creating or Hindering Opportunities for Developing Members?
- 3. The WTO as an Administration: What Impact on Developing Country Participation?
- 4. Conclusion
- IV. Rethinking The Trade and Development Relationship at the WTO
- 10. The Doha Round: Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
- 1. Proposed Amendments Expounding the Meaning of Existing SDT Provisions
- 2. Proposals to Create New SDT Clauses
- 3. Proposals on Transitional Periods
- 4. Proposals to Reinforce SDT Provisions' Obligatory Value
- 5. Doha's Achievements and Shortcomings
- 6. Conclusion
- 11. Strategic Challenges to Integrating Development at the WTO?
- 1. What is Development at the WTO?
- 2. Special and Differential Treatment versus Mainstreaming Development
- 3. Multilateralism versus Regionalism and Bilateralism
- 4. Looking Beyond the WTO? "The WTO is not a Development Agency"
- 5. Conclusion
- 12. Towards Development-Oriented Rules at the WTO: Some Proposals
- 1. Exceptions and Derogations Revisited
- 2. One Size Does Not Fit All: General Differentiation at the WTO?
- 3. Rationalizing the Role of Development in Dispute Settlement
- 4. Moving Away from All-or-Nothing Negotiations
- 5. Systemic Issues: Empowering Groups of Developing Countries at the Institutional Level
- 6. Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Annexes at :
- Annex 1. SDT Provisions by Agreement and Decision
- Annex 2. Notified Recourse to Balance of Payments Restrictions
- Annex 3. Subsidies Notifications
- Annex 4. Development Arguments in GATT and WTO Disputes
- Annex 5. Time Periods Granted in Article 21.3(c) Arbitrations
