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Fun WTO intro for class of students studying international relations. Used videos for slides on "criticism". Presentation time: 20minutes
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WTO: decision-making and conflicts
Mikey, WTO guru
What’s this WTO ??
world travelers org
world trade organization
DUH!!
Turn back the clock
1940s
GATT 23
countries
50s
US refuse ITO
charter
60s
Kennedy
70-80s
Tokyo
Uruguay
90s
WTO
Doha
tariffs onlydiversifying
Turn back the clockDisco Inferno!
1940s
GATT 23
countries
50s
US refuse ITO
charter
60s
Kennedy
70-80s
Tokyo
Uruguay
90s
WTO
Doha
tariffs onlydiversifying
WTO Headquarters151 countries
Forum
Administering
Training
Monitoring
Cooperation
Handling
Head: Pascal Lamy (Director-General)
Last printed 31/03/2006 3:01 PM
WTO structure All WTO members may participate in all councils, committees, etc, except Appellate Body, Dispute Settlement panels, and plurilateral committees.
Committees on Market Access Agriculture Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures Technical Barriers to Trade Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures Anti-Dumping Practices Customs Valuation Rules of Origin Import Licensing Trade-Related Investment
Measures Safeguards
Working party on State-Trading Enterprises
Doha Development Agenda: TNC and its bodies
Trade Negotiations Committee
Special Sessions of Services Council / TRIPS Council / Dispute Settlement
Body / Agriculture Committee and Cotton Sub-Committee / Trade and Development Committee / Trade and Environment Committee
Negotiating groups on Market Access / Rules / Trade Facilitation
General Council meeting as Dispute Settlement
Body
General Council meeting as Trade Policy Review
Body
Ministerial Conference
Appellate Body Dispute Settlement panels
Committees on Trade and Environment Trade and Development
Subcommittee on Least-Developed Countries
Regional Trade Agreements Balance of Payments
Restrictions Budget, Finance and
Administration
Working parties on Accession
Working groups on Trade, debt and finance Trade and technology
transfer (Inactive: (Relationship between
Trade and Investment (Interaction between
Trade and Competition Policy
(Transparency in Government Procurement)
Council for Trade in Goods
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights
Committees on Trade in Financial Services Specific Commitments
Working parties on Domestic Regulation GATS Rules
Plurilaterals Trade in Civil Aircraft Committee Government Procurement Committee
Council for Trade in Services
Key Reporting to General Council (or a subsidiary) Reporting to Dispute Settlement Body Plurilateral committees inform the General Council or Goods Council of their activities, although these agreements are not signed by all WTO members Trade Negotiations Committee reports to General Council
The General Council also meets as the Trade Policy Review Body and Dispute Settlement Body
Plurilateral Information Technology Agreement
Committee
General Council
zzz....
Liberalize trade
Expanded trade: 14 times
Exports 1950s: 8% world production
today: 26%
liberalized trade providing more annual growth
Successstories
Criticisms
Riots in major cities
100s of 1000s protesting
Chaos
Criticisms
Riots in major cities
100s of 1000s protesting
Chaos
Criticisms
Criticisms
Doha Dev Agenda
Discrimination
Squeezing restricting policy space for DCs domestic interventions
Anti-dumping / Protection
Transparency / Putting up the curtain
globalization
• Agriculture - Ghana Tomato
• Indian Patents - medicines
• Guatemala baby formula
Case Studies
Pacts
Big blocks EU, NAFTA
Interests groups: C-4, Cairns Group
Outsourcing Pact - India
Bilateral agreements - Saudi w/7 nations
Equal?
Recap Fears
Developed World Underdeveloped World
Outsourcing
National security
Unfair playground
Exploitation
Inability to develop
"As we say in trade negotiations, whenever an agreement manages to draw criticism from all countries, it means that it is a good agreement."
-Pascal Lamy
conclusion