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I highly recommend this book, both as an inspiration for potential changes to the existing institutional framework of the WTO as well as a basis for discussion for not only economists but also lawyers, political scientists and trade negotiators from the respective WTO members. Henrik Andersen, International Trade Law & Regulation As with his previous books on the WTO, Kent Jones has written a lucid introduction to the problems afflicting the world trading system and multilateral trade negotiations. This book will be valuable to anyone interested in the future of the WTO. Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College

As with his previous books on the WTO, Kent Jones has written a lucid introduction to the problems afflicting the world trading system and multilateral trade negotiations. This book will be valuable to anyone interested in the future of the WTO. Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College

Kent Jones's Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century examines the difficulties of the current trading system in completing multilateral trade negotiations and presents possible ways to restore its ability to do so. -- Nicolas Albertoni (Universtiy of Southern California), The New Dynamics of the International Trading System As with his previous books on the WTO, Kent Jones has written a lucid introduction to the problems afflicting the world trading system and multilateral trade negotiations. This book will be valuable to anyone interested in the future of the WTO. Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College A good place to start to understand the failure of WTO member states to reach new WTO agreements to improve global trade since 1997. Written by an advocate of multilateral trade expansion, the book is deep, comprehensive, up-to-date, and suggests a way back to Geneva. -John Odell, University of Southern California This title by Jones (Babson College) comes at a critical juncture. The Doha Round, the latest round of trade negotiations among World Trade Organization (WTO) members, was launched in 2001 and shows little signs of coming to a successful completion. Frustrated by the lack of progress, many countries are signing regional trade agreements involving fewer trading partners and less complexity. The WTO appears to be in danger of becoming irrelevant. Adopting an institutional approach, Jones describes the history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (the predecessor to the WTO), its successes in the post-WW II era, the transition to the WTO, and the current predicament of the global trading regime. Despite the nature of the problems besetting the Doha Round, the author is surprisingly optimistic about prospects for the Geneva-based institution and proffers suggestions for getting the WTO back on track. Perhaps most important, Jones notes that gains from trade remain substantial, providing a latent impetus for liberalization. This is evident from the move toward regional trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-a development the WTO needs to accommodate more coherently in its vision of an open world trading regime. -S. Paul, Elizabethtown College, Choice I highly recommend this book, both as an inspiration for potential changes to the existing institutional framework of the WTO as well as a basis for discussion for not only economists but also lawyers, political scientists and trade negotiators from the respective WTO members. - Henrik Andersen, International Trade Law & Regulation

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Kent Jones is Professor of Economics at Babson College, where he has taught since 1982. He has also served as visiting professor at Brandeis University, Tufts University (Fletcher School), and the University of Innsbruck. He has held positions at the US International Trade Commission and the US Department of State. Dr. Jones is the author of several books and articles on international trade policy, including The Doha Blues: Institutional Crisis and Reform in the WTO (Oxford University Press, 2010). His research focuses on globalization, trade policy and international institutions.

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