The Unbalanced Uruguay Round Outcome : The New Areas in Future WTO Negotiations

The Uruguay Round involved a grand North-South bargain: The North reduced import barriers, particularly in textiles and agriculture. The South adopted new domestic regulations in such areas as services and intellectual property-changes that would l...

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Main Authors:	Finger, J. Michael, Nogues, Julio J.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGREEMENT ON TRADE AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AGRICULTURE ANTIDUMPING ANTIDUMPING CASES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASE YEAR BENEFIT ANALYSIS BILATERAL INVESTMENT BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES BILATERAL TREATIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION POLICY COMPLEMENTARY POLICIES CONCESSIONS CONSUMERS COUNTRY PRODUCERS CURRENCY CURRENCY BOARD CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS VALUATION DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC REFORM DOMESTIC REFORMS DOMESTIC REGULATIONS DOMESTIC SUPPORT ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT EXPLOITATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN PRODUCERS FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES GDP GROWTH PATH IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORTING COUNTRY IMPORTS IMPORTS OF TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY INDUSTRIAL GOODS INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DISPUTES INVESTMENT INFLOWS INVESTMENT TREATIES LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARKET ACCESS MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET SHARE MERCANTILISM MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MERCHANDISE TRADE MONOPOLIES MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS NEGOTIATING POSITION OPENNESS PATENT PROTECTION PATENTS POLICY CHANGES POLICY INSTRUMENTS POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM PRODUCERS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC SERVICES QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS QUOTA RENTS QUOTAS RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REDUCING TARIFFS REFORM PROGRAM ROUND AGREEMENT ROUND AGREEMENTS ROUND NEGOTIATIONS SAFEGUARD MEASURES SERVICE SECTORS SERVICES SECTORS STRUCTURAL EFFECT STRUCTURAL REFORMS TARIFF CONCESSIONS TARIFF CUTS TARIFF EQUIVALENCE TARIFF EQUIVALENT TARIFF EQUIVALENTS TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADABLE GOODS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DEFICIT TRADE DIMENSION TRADE EFFECT TRADE LAW TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICY TRADE REMEDIES TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PERIOD TRIPS AGREEMENT URUGUAY ROUND VALUATION VALUE ADDED WTO WTO AGREEMENTS WTO COMMITMENTS WTO SECRETARIAT URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS IMPORT LIBERALIZATION DOMESTIC REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SERVICES COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TEXTILE INDUSTRY CLOTHING INDUSTRY MERCANTILE SYSTEM PHARMACEUTICALS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS & TRADE WTO SECRETARIAT URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/12/1660272/unbalanced-ururguay-round-outcome-new-areas-future-wto-negotiations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19413