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- Title: Aid for Trade and the "Missing Middle" of the World Trade Organization (Report)
- Author : Global Governance
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 278 KB
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********** The World Trade Organization (WTO) has traditionally been associated with two functions: the negotiation of binding accords and the settlement of disputes between its members. But does such a characterization overlook the role that the WTO could play in promoting purposeful deliberation and consultation between its members on matters of common interest? Indeed, as the first quotation above makes clear, some feel that this middle function of the WTO could be developed further and, naturally, the question arises as to whether this is a desirable evolution in the WTO's modi operandi. Put differently, is there a case for developing the deliberative function of the WTO, independent of the contribution that deliberation may play in supporting the negotiation and juridical functions of this international organization?