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Offers a comprehensive account of the negotiation dynamics in the WTO
Throws light on the factors driving India’s negotiating stance at the WTO
Offers ideas to revive the WTO, a crucial institution for the smooth functioning of the multilateral trading system
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book aims at informing and educating the public at large about the intricacies of the Negotiation Dynamics at the WTO. It traces the period from the launch of the Uruguay Round in 1986 to its conclusion at Marrakesh in 1994 and the subsequent entry into force of the WTO on 1 January 1995.
The book shows how WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle was doomed to fail and its failure led to “trust deficit” between the developed countries on the one hand and certain key developing and least-developed countries on the other. Thus tracing the WTO saga that began in the wake of the failure at Seattle and the difficult path that led to the launch of a new Round at Doha in November 2001.The book throws light on India’s domestic decision-making structure as well as some of the factors driving India’s negotiating stance at the WTO. It also describes the current impasse at the WTO and offers some ideas to revive an institution that is so crucial for the smooth functioning of the multilateral trading system.
Reviews
“Dr Mohan Kumar has solid credentials for writing an authoritative account of the tumultuous negotiations that led to the establishment of the WTO. He was a senior member of the delegation of India and India had so much at stake in the reshaping of the multilateral trading system that was undertaken at these talks. He shows rare insight into the underlying factors that influenced the manner in which the negotiations played out. The narrative includes also a description of the bitter debate that preceded the launching of the Doha Round. This book contains a great deal of learning for diplomats and trade policy officials of developing countries.” (Mr Anwarul Hoda, Former Head of the Trade Policy Division and Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, Former Deputy Director General, WTO, Geneva)
“Dr Mohan Kumar is one of those rare officers of the Indian Foreign Service who spent considerable time in Geneva as part of the Indian negotiating team at first the GATT and then the WTO. He was an integral part of the Indian delegation at three important Ministerial Conferences of the WTO i.e. Marrakesh (1994), Seattle (1999) and Doha (2001). He therefore brings tremendous knowledge and insight into the negotiation dynamics. His book is thus a vivid account of the intricacies and realpolitik that surrounds the multilateral negotiations. The book is also topical in view of the existential crisis facing the WTO. All in all, a must-read for anyone interested in grasping how a supposedly rules-based system operates as a power-based system during critical moments of important negotiations.” (Mr S. Narayanan,Former Indian Ambassador to the WTO, Geneva, Former Chief Textiles Negotiator of India)
Authors and Affiliations
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Jindal School of international Affairs, O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
Mohan Kumar
About the author
Dr Kumar has had a successful career in the Indian Foreign Service lasting 36 years. He has had a variety of foreign assignments culminating in his posting as India’s Ambassador to France from 2015 to 2017.
One of the defining features of Dr Kumar’s career has been his substantive involvement as India’s lead negotiator at the GATT and the WTO. Dr Kumar was part of the Indian delegation to the WTO Ministerial Conferences in Marrakesh, Seattle and Doha. He has also served in multiple WTO dispute settlement panels as an expert. Dr Kumar holds a doctorate from the reputed Sciences Po University in Paris, France on the subject of WTO Negotiation Dynamics.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Negotiation Dynamics of the WTO
Book Subtitle: An Insider’s Account
Authors: Mohan Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8842-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8841-4Published: 01 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4255-4Published: 02 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8842-1Published: 19 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 215
Topics: International Organization, Legislative and Executive Politics, International Political Economy, Asian Politics