The WTO: Past, Present and Future – Putting the Problems in Perspective
With a faltering Doha Round, the future of the multilateral trading system is at stake. Taking a historical perspective can be a useful way of bringing in new perspectives in current discussions on the future of the WTO. Reports will be presented followed by commentaries by key discussants.
With a faltering Doha Round, the future of the
multilateral trading system is at stake. Much ink has been spilt on the
problems and future prospects of the locus of multilateral trade activity – the
Word Trade Organization (WTO). Taking a historical perspective can be a useful
way of bringing in new perspectives in current discussions on the future of the
WTO.
The WTO’s latest World Trade Report provides a comprehensive sixty year history of the world trading system. ECIPE’s Peter Kleen,
in a forthcoming Jan Tumlir Policy Essay analyses the past ten years of
the WTO and hints at lessons that can be learnt from previous rounds
with special focus on the Uruguay Round. This conference will present
both reports, followed by commentaries by key discussants.
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