WTO Primer

KEVIN BUTERBAUGH is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Connecticut State University, USA. RICHARD FULTON is Professor of Political Science at Northwest Missouri State University, USA.

• Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GATT/WTO The Gatt Rounds The Uruguay Round and the Creation of the WTO The WTO: Structures, Issues and Challenges PART II: THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: CASES AND CONTROVERSIES The Great Banana War The Beef Over Beef: Food Safety Standards and the WTO Enter the Dragon: China's Accession into the WTO The Battle in Seattle PART III: THE LOOK TO THE FUTURE The New Found: Doha and Cancun Conclusions: Foundations for the New Round

"Buterbaugh and Fulton provide a highly accessible account of the history and trajectory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that can be useful to the novice reader interested in learning about the organization, or the observer aiming to understand its complex institutional matrix." - Choice