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The story is one of remarkable change and adaptation, of a system that
has contributed significantly to post-war prosperity, but which has not
delivered all it could and which still faces formidable challenges.
The Report looks at the circumstances in which the GATT was born and
goes on to explain why governments believe it is in their interests to
cooperate on trade matters. This is followed by a discussion of how the
GATT/WTO as an institution can foster greater international cooperation.
Finally, the Report reviews what the multilateral trading system has
achieved in six decades and what remains to be done.
The Report also provides brief analytical
commentaries on certain topical trade issues. The 2007 Report looks at
“10 years of the Information Technology Agreement” and “global
imbalances and world trade”.
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> DG Foreword
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> Executive summary and
related material
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I- Recent Trade Developments and selected trends in trade
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A. Recent trends in International trade
(12 pages; 143KB)
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B. Selected trade
developments and issues
(20 pages; 194KB)
II- Six decades of multilateral
trade cooperation: What have we learnt?
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A. Introduction
(1 pages; 46KB)
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B. The economics and
political economy of
International trade cooperation
(76 pages; 689KB)
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C. The design of
international trade agreements
(68 pages; 615KB)
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D. Sixty years of the
multilateral trading system: Achievements and challenges
(182 pages; 1521KB)
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E. Conclusion: present and
future challenges
(2 pages; 53KB)
> Bibliography
(23 pages; 233KB)
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Technical notes
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