Governing the World Trade Organization Past, Present and Beyond Doha [Paperback]

Discusses the various challenges the WTO faces and provides policy-relevant ideas to reform WTO governance.Addressed to those interested in the functioning and reform of international organizations, in particular global economic multilaterals, this collection of essays explores how the multilateral trade organization evolved, outlines the problems it faces and suggests proposals for reform.Addressed to those interested in the functioning and reform of international organizations, in particular global economic multilaterals, this collection of essays explores how the multilateral trade organization evolved, outlines the problems it faces and suggests proposals for reform.Like many other international organizations, the World Trade Organization stands at a crossroads. There is an obvious imbalance between the organization's dispute settlement arm and its negotiation platform. While its current rules, supported by a strong dispute settlement system, have provided some buffering against the negative effects of the financial crises, its negotiation machinery has not produced any substantial outcomes since the late 1990s. It has become obvious that the old way of doing business does not work any more and fresh ideas about governing the organization are needed. Based on rigorous scholarship, this volume of essays offers critical readings on the functioning of the system and provides policy-relevant ideas that go beyond incremental redesign but avoid the trap of romantic scenarios.1. Introduction Thomas Cottier and Manfred Elsig; 2. The origins and back to the future: a conversation with Ambassador Julio Lacarte; 3. After globalization? WTO reform and the new global political economy Tony McGrew; 4. Internal measures in the multilateral trading system: where are the borders of the WTO agenda? Marion Jansen; 5. Legitimising global economic governance through transnational parliamentarisation: how far have we come? How much further must we go? Markus Krajewski; 6. Adapting tols: