Publication
30 Nov 2011
The WTO champions global free trade on the basis of a set of universal norms and principles. But of late as it falters on delivery, as in the stalled Doha Round of negotiations, members are reaching their own arrangements through Regional Trading Arrangements (RTAs) to advance their commercial interests. This is particularly true of Asia and the Pacific region. This paper argues that the WTO is doing well by tweaking its fundamentals to accommodate this development.
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Author | Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury |
Series | ISAS Insights |
Issue | 145 |
Publisher | Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) |
Copyright | © 2011 National University of Singapore |