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.