Speciality Political Analysis and Political Theory
Library of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology

2019-12-16

2019

Fatsea Maria

Νικόλαος Κουτσιαράς, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Αλέξανδρος-Ανδρέας Κύρτσης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Ιωάννης Τσίρμπας, Λέκτορας, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ

Η περιθωριοποίηση του ΠΟΕ και η άνοδος του προστατευτισμού

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WTO Marginalization and the Rise of Protectionism

The diploma thesis entitled "WTO Marginization and the Rise of Protectionism" seeks to explore how the world trade system is shaped under the present conditions. The establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995 incorporated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which was the regulator of the post-war world trade system. The objective of the WTO is to liberalize trade as much as possible, as well as to limit trade protectionism. The latest round of WTO trade negotiations, the one in Doha, though begun in 2001, with a key issue in negotiating the reform of agricultural subsidy systems, has come to a halt. WTO members are now increasingly reluctant to reach agreements to further liberalise trade and promote international trade competition. Regional / Preferential Trade Agreements (RTAs/PTAs) have in recent years been gaining ground over trade agreements within the WTO framework. However, this should not automatically lead to the conclusion that the WTO is moving towards an end. This could mean that the WTO has a different role to play. In conclusion, global trade governance seems to be geared towards a two-pillar system. The first pillar, the WTO will continue to focus on traditional trade aspects and plays an important role in the promotion of transparency and the assessment of the impact of the RTAs, in order to minimize their negative impacts. The second pillar, the mega-regional or other plurilateral trade agreements will address the issues of deep integration, which are important for Global Value Chains. Finally, the diploma thesis also examines as a case study the economic model of China and its position in the WTO.

Social, Political and Economic sciences

WTO, Trade Protectionism, Doha Development Round, ΡTAs/RTAs, China, Global Value Chains

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