The WTO’s Core Rules and Disciplines (Critical Perspectives on the Global Trading System and the WTO series, 9)

This two-volume collection of journal articles from the 1960's to the present provides a historical perspective the WTO (and its precursor, the GATT) and addresses current and future issues that confront the trading system. After a chapter outlining the functions and basic principles of the WTO, the first volume of the collection focuses on the need for and the genesis of multilateral trade rules and disciplines, and examines core non-discrimination rules. The second volume concentrates on the use of the principle of reciprocity, the notification and surveillance of trade policy, modalities for negotiating market access, and the difficulty of converting non-tariff trade measures into tariffs. Readings appear in chronological order within each section. Anderson and Hoekman are affiliated with the World Bank. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)