This book draws together key issues resulting from the World Trade Organization's planned 'Millennium Round' and the hope that it will lead to freer trade as we begin this new century.

This comprehensive and up-to-date volume provides:
* a guide to the policies, interests and perspectives of the major players
* full coverage of the economic issues and the politics involved in the various areas of international trade policy-making
* an analysis of the necessity and likelihood of further liberalisation in old and new sectors as well as of systematic and institutional issues
* recommendations for change urgently required to reform both the WTO as an organization and the international trading system in order to meet the demands of a global economy. This book is a significant resource that will be indispensable to students, professionals and all people seeking to increase their understanding of this highly topical subject. Bernhard Speyer, Klaus Gunter Deutsch, Andreas Falke, Hiroya Ichikawa, Maki Kunimatsu, J. Micheal Finger, Philip Schuler, Bernhard May, Dietrich Barth, Wendy Dobson, Christopher Findlay, Tony Warren,

Part 1: International trade policies 1: The Millennium Round: the prospect for trade liberalisation in the next century
2: The US: why fundamentals do not always matter, or: It's politics, stupid!
3: The EU: contending for leadership
4: WTO trade negotiations viewed from Tokyo
5: Developing countries and the Millennium Round
6: Globalisation,
democracy and trade policy Part II: Policy issues 1: Liberalising international trade in services: the European perspective
2: Financial services liberalisation in the Millennium Round
3: International trade in telecommunications and transportation services
4: Electronic commerce: a
need for regulation?
5: Competition policy and the WTO
6:
Anti-dumping and trade remedies: a necessary reform
7: Investment in the WTO
8: Trade-related intellectual property rights: from Marrakech to Seattle
9: Agriculture: new wine in new bottles
10: Regionalism and multilateralism - side by
side
11: Trade and labour standards - harnessing globalisation?
12: Delineating trade and environmental rules Part III: Systemic and institutional issues 1: Clinton's legacy: US trade leadership languishes
2: Broadening WTO
membership: key accession issues
3: Dispute settlement - a
gem in polish and preservation
4: The WTO and international governance
5: Reforming WTO decision-making: lessons from
Singapore and Seattle