Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/2315 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Citation: 
[Journal:] The world economy [ISSN:] 0378-5920 [Volume:] 22 [Issue:] 6 [Publisher:] Blackwell [Place:] Oxford [Year:] 1999 [Pages:] 837-873
Publisher: 
Blackwell, Oxford
Abstract: 
For many applicant countries, accession to the WTO has been, and still is, a frustratingly slow process. In this paper, we discuss the substantial, contentious issues that are slowing down progress in accession negotiations. We contrast these with the benefits of WTO accession not only to the applicant countries, but also to the multilateral trading system as a whole and, hence, to current members. Against this background, we suggest a strategy to accelerate accession without diluting the ground rules of the multilateral trading system.
Subjects: 
WTO accession
transition economies
state trading
anti-dumping duties
Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

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