The making of international trade policy NGOs, agenda-setting and the WTO
1. Introduction : NGOs and the WTO -- 2. NGOs, states and the WTO : towards a governance-centred perspective -- 3. Conceptualizing NGO activity in the WTO contex -- 4. The campaign for international core labour standards at the WTO -- 5. Safeguards pending : TRIPS and the access to medicines campaig...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
2010
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Introduction : NGOs and the WTO -- 2. NGOs, states and the WTO : towards a governance-centred perspective -- 3. Conceptualizing NGO activity in the WTO contex -- 4. The campaign for international core labour standards at the WTO -- 5. Safeguards pending : TRIPS and the access to medicines campaign -- 6. The NGO campaign against a WTO investment agreement -- 7. Understanding the agenda-setting roles of NGOs at the WTO -- 8. Conclusion This book investigates the contributions of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to policymaking at the WTO, challenging the idea that NGOs can be narrowly understood as potential 'democratic antidotes' to the imperfections of Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs) |
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| Physical Description: | x, 232 p |
| ISBN: | 9781849809030 9781849800181 1849800189 |