Bulletin n. 2/2008
September 2008
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Jacquet Stéphanie
    L'OMC, victime de la nouvelle distribution de la puissance mondiale?
    in Revue de l'Union européenne/Revue du Marché Commun et de l'Union européenne , n. 521, septembre ,  2008 ,  481-484
    With the failure of the last ministerial meeting in Geneva, one may be compelled to doubt that the Doha cycle will have a successful outcome. In addition to agriculture having beeen the focus of the negotiators' attention, there does not seem to be enough progress made on industrial goods and services to allow to reach an agreement. Apart from such sector-related contention, isn't the WTO a victim of the changes to the balance of power, with new emerging competitors (India, Brazil...)? In that context, industrialized countries and emerging countries are prompted to take protectionist stands thereby preventing the Doha cycle from making any progress. In addition, those same countries strengthen their strategic positioning through preferential trade agreements.
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