CONTENTS: List of Figures xiii List of Tables xv List of Abbreviations xviii Introduction 1 1. The Trading System in Perspective 7 2. The World Trade Organization 57 3. Dispute Settlement and Enforcement of Rules 84 4. Negotiating Forum 131 5. Trade in Goods 184 6. Sector-Specific Multilateral Trade Agreements 269 7. Trade in Services 317 8. Protection of Intellectual Property 370 9. Safeguards and Exceptions 413 10. Preferential Trade Agreements and Regional Integration 474 11. Plurilateral Agreements 512 12. Developing Countries and Economies in Transition 532 13. Towards Deeper Integration? The 'Trade and' Agenda 582 14. Legitimacy, Coherence and Governance 638 15. Where to from Here? 664 Annex 1 GATT/WTO Membership, 2008 671 Annex 2 The Economics of Trade Policy-Basic Concepts 676 Bibliography 700 Index 735