This guide explains the rules of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implementation. It provides an overview of the achievements of the Uruguay Round, and explains the role of the World Trade Organization. It also presents the rules applicable to trade and examines their implications for trade liberalization, reviewing the main features of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

Tracing the history and evolution of the Uruguay Round, this book seeks to explain how it came about, why it covered the subjects it did, what the participants sought, & the twists, turns, setbacks & successes in each sector of the negotiations.

After the conclusion of the Uruguay Round a complete overview of this important phase in GATT history is now available. This extensive work covering the six years leading to the conclusion of the Uruguay Round comes in three separate volumes in which the talks & the positions taken are described in detail. Apart from the historical data the book contains a comprehensive commentary & analysis of the negotiations & the final accord. The GATT Uruguay Round: A Negotiating History (1986-1992) is certainly the most complete work on the developments preceding the final conclusion of the Uruguay Round. As such it is an ideal reference work for historians & specialists in international or commercial law. Specific topics that played an important role during the Uruguay Round, such as agriculture, services, subsidies & antidumping, are treated in separate chapters, making it an ideal reference work for everyone interested in certain GATT issues. The following parts are separately available: Offprints volume 1: 90-6544-748-2: Introduction & Overview 90-6544-749-0: Agriculture 90-6544-750-4: Textiles 90-6544-754-7: Subsidies & Countervailing Measures Offprints volume 2: 90-6544-753-9: Antidumping 90-6544-752-0: Dispute Settlement 90-6544-760-1: Services 90-6544-759-8: Trade-Related Investment Measures 90-6544-762-8: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 90-6544-764-4: Functioning of the GATT System

A comprehensive account of the establishment of the World Trade Organization, focusing on those who shaped its creation as well as those who have influenced its evolution. The book examines trade negotiations, the WTO's dispute settlement role, the presence of coalitions and groupings within the WTO, the process of joining the organization and many other topics, including what lies ahead for the organization.

This publication is a sequel to the highly successful Business Guide to the Uruguay Round.It provides an overview of achievements of the Uruguay Round and the legal system established by it and explains the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This edition contains updates on new developments which have taken place since 1996. It also contains a new section on the six trade-related subject areas: trade and environment, trade and investment, competition policy, transparency in government and procurement, trade facilitation and electronic commerce. A thorough understanding of the World Trading System is critical to increasing the competitiveness of enterprises in Commonwealth countries. This publication will be an essential tool to the international business community and will help business leaders to better understand the implications of the WTO Agreements and how to apply the various provisions and rules to their day-to-day business decisions.Published jointly by the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

This collection of essays is dedicated to Arthur Dunkel who presided over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) between 1980 und 1993. As Director-General during a crucial period for international trade, he is credited with being the chief architect of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. Among the contributors in this volume are not only distinguished trade policy makers of today, eminent academics from international economics and law, and leaders of international institutions and business, but also prominent players in the Uruguay Round negotiations. Their experiences, reminiscences and analyses make this volume a unique contribution, offering a rare insight into what went into the Uruguay Round and the making of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and what lies beyond.

This collection of essays is dedicated to Arthur Dunkel who presided over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) between 1980 und 1993. As Director-General during a crucial period for international trade, he is credited with being the chief architect of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. Among the contributors in this volume are not only distinguished trade policy makers of today, eminent academics from international economics and law, and leaders of international institutions and business, but also prominent players in the Uruguay Round negotiations. Their experiences, reminiscences and analyses make this volume a unique contribution, offering a rare insight into what went into the Uruguay Round and the making of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and what lies beyond.