Fifty Years of the GATT/WTO: Past Performances and Future Challenges
Fifty Years of the GATT/WTO
Past Performances and Future Challenges |
To discuss new challenges for the global trading system, this conference was held in Seoul in October, 1998, and was organized in cooperation with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
Keynote Speech
"Fifty Years of GATT/WTO: Major Achievements and Future Challenges", Chulsu Kim, Deputy Director-General, WTO.
Session I
The Future of the Global Trading System
Chair
Il SaKong, Chairman & CEO, Institute for Global Economics
"The Global Trading System: Past Achievements and Strategies for the Future", Anne O. Krueger, Professor, Stanford University.
"Evaluating the Future Agenda of the WTO in Terms of Past Lessons", Robert Baldwin, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Discussants
Wansoon Kim, Professor, Korea University
Kyungtae Lee, President, KIEP
Chonghyun Nam, Professor, Korea University.
Session II
The Next Round of Multilateral Negotiations
Chair
Kwangsuk Kim, Senior Research Adviser, Institute for Global Economics
"Developing Countries in the Next WTO Round: Is That Enough?", J. Michael Finger, Lead Economist, World Bank.
"The Agricultural Agenda for the Next WTO Round: Implications for Korea", Kym Anderson, Professor, University Of Adelaide, Australia.
Discussants
Choongyong Ahn, Chung-Ang University
Taeho Bark, Professor, Seoul National University
Jungho Yoo, Vice President, Korea Development Institute.