Negotiation Dynamics of the WTO
An Insider’s Account
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The book aims at informing and educating the public at large about the intricacies of the Negotiation Dynamics at the WTO. It traces the period from the launch of the Uruguay Round in 1986 to its conclusion at Marrakesh in 1994 and the subsequent entry into force of the WTO on 1 January 1995.
The book shows how WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle was doomed to fail and its failure led to “trust deficit” between the developed countries on the one hand and certain key developing and least-developed countries on the other. Thus tracing the WTO saga that began in the wake of the failure at Seattle and the difficult path that led to the launch of a new Round at Doha in November 2001.The book throws light on India’s domestic decision-making structure as well as some of the factors driving India’s negotiating stance at the WTO. It also describes the current impasse at the WTO and offers some ideas to revive an institution that is so crucial for the smooth functioning of the multilateral trading system.
Offers a comprehensive account of the negotiation dynamics in the WTO Throws light on the factors driving India’s negotiating stance at the WTO Offers ideas to revive the WTO, a crucial institution for the smooth functioning of the multilateral trading system
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“Dr Mohan Kumar has produced a brilliant and incisive analysis of the history of the multilateral trading system from Bretton Woods to the establishment of the WTO in 1995. He brings the skills of a forensic analyst with an insider’s view as a participant and the cerebral qualities of an academic with a PhD from Sciences Po University (Paris). A must-read for all those interested in the functioning of the multilateral trading system.” (Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Former Ambassador of India to Brazil and Permanent Representative at the Indian Mission in New York and Geneva, Former Indian Negotiator to GATT and UNCTAD, Author of the book “Perilous Interventions”)
“Dr Mohan Kumar has solid credentials for writing an authoritative account of the tumultuous negotiations that led to the establishment of the WTO. He was a senior member of the delegation of India and India had so much at stake in the reshaping of the multilateral trading system that was undertaken at these talks. He shows rare insight into the underlying factors that influenced the manner in which the negotiations played out. The narrative includes also a description of the bitter debate that preceded the launching of the Doha Round. This book contains a great deal of learning for diplomats and trade policy officials of developing countries.” (Mr Anwarul Hoda, Former Head of the Trade Policy Division and Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, Former Deputy Director General, WTO, Geneva)
“Dr Mohan Kumar is one of those rare officers of the Indian Foreign Service who spent considerable time in Geneva as part of the Indian negotiating team at first the GATT and then the WTO. He was an integral part of the Indian delegation at three important Ministerial Conferences of the WTO i.e. Marrakesh (1994), Seattle (1999) and Doha (2001). He therefore brings tremendous knowledge and insight into the negotiation dynamics. Hisbook is thus a vivid account of the intricacies and realpolitik that surrounds the multilateral negotiations. The book is also topical in view of the existential crisis facing the WTO. All in all, a must-read for anyone interested in grasping how a supposedly rules-based system operates as a power-based system during critical moments of important negotiations.” (Mr S. Narayanan,Former Indian Ambassador to the WTO, Geneva, Former Chief Textiles Negotiator of India)
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