World Trade Governance and Developing Countries

A comprehensive study of developing countries in the GATT/WTO system. Explores how the developing countries have shaped and have been shaped by the GATT/WTO committees. Investigates the areas of critical importance to developing countries including antidumping, textiles, agriculture, trade and the environment. Offers suggestions on how the developing countries can improve their participation in committee meetings.

Acknowledgements vii About the Author ix Acronyms xi Introduction I Structure of the Book 4 1 The importance of international law and institutions for the world trading system 5 Introduction 5 The institutional structure of the GATT/WTO system 7 The role of international trade institutions 8 2 Developing countries in the GATT committee system prior to the establishment of the WTO 11 Introduction 11 The GATT committees on antidumping practice 11 GATT textiles and clothing committees 20 The Multifibre Arrangement and the TSB 22 GATT agricultural committee 24 Concluding comments 27 3 The impact of developments after the Tokyo Round 28 The change in DC attitudes towards the GATT 28 The reconfiguration of intra-DC relations within the GATT 31 Recent developments and their implications for DC participation in the WTO committees 33 4 Developing countries and the WTO committees since the Uraguay Round 35 The 1995 WTO committee on Antidumping Practices 35 The Textiles Monitoring body 38 The WTO Committee on Agriculture 40 The Committee on Trade and Environment 46 5 Conclusions 55 General overview of the study 55 Recommendations 56 Appendix: Extracts from GATT/WTO documents 60 Notes 70 Bibliography 96 Index 111