The Process Performance of the WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Peer-Reviewing Reconsidered

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12672" target="_blank" >10.1111/1758-5899.12672</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Process Performance of the WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Peer-Reviewing Reconsidered

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This survey article provides the first comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM), the central monitoring platform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), over the first 20 years of the WTO&apos;s existence (1995-2014). Building on two large new datasets, we assess the performance of the Mechanism along three dimensions: (1) members&apos; participation rates in trade policy reviews (TPRs); (2) the coverage of trade flows through participation of states in relevant TPRs; and (3) the content of their input into the reviews. Descriptively, we identify a very prominent increase in members&apos; participation rates, but also a very high share of dyadic trade flows covered by the TPRs. In the most recent period, members accounting for up to 95 per cent of the imports into the reviewed state take part in the TPRs, on average. We also argue that the Mechanism provides space for substantial critical reviewing of members&apos; policies, especially in some areas such as agriculture. However, we also identify specific pitfalls of the Mechanism, especially in its excessive formalism and lack of interactive discussion.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Process Performance of the WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Peer-Reviewing Reconsidered

Popis výsledku anglicky

This survey article provides the first comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM), the central monitoring platform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), over the first 20 years of the WTO&apos;s existence (1995-2014). Building on two large new datasets, we assess the performance of the Mechanism along three dimensions: (1) members&apos; participation rates in trade policy reviews (TPRs); (2) the coverage of trade flows through participation of states in relevant TPRs; and (3) the content of their input into the reviews. Descriptively, we identify a very prominent increase in members&apos; participation rates, but also a very high share of dyadic trade flows covered by the TPRs. In the most recent period, members accounting for up to 95 per cent of the imports into the reviewed state take part in the TPRs, on average. We also argue that the Mechanism provides space for substantial critical reviewing of members&apos; policies, especially in some areas such as agriculture. However, we also identify specific pitfalls of the Mechanism, especially in its excessive formalism and lack of interactive discussion.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Global Policy

ISSN

1758-5880

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

376-384

Kód UT WoS článku

000487776900012

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85066020788