Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture

Tyler, Colin

Abstract

The 2004 report of the Consultative Board to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), entitled The Future of the WTO, was bullish regarding the correlation between trade liberalization and human well-being: It is argued by some that freer trade is being pursued for its own sake and, instead, should be judged in terms of its impact in the quality of human life. In fact, the case for freeing trade is made very definitely in terms of enhancing human welfare - nowhere better than in the preamble to the Marrakesh Agreement that established the WTO. © 2007 Springer Netherlands.

Citation

Tyler, C. (2007). Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture. In S. Lee, & S. Mcbride (Eds.), Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance (217-230). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6220-9_14

• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 217-230
• Book Title: Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance
• ISBN: 9781402062193
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6220-9_14
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3634437