Dr. Yamashita participated in Distinguished Speaker Series: Report on Revitalizing Multilateral Governance at the World Trade Organization

Background
If international trade were not governed by rules, mere might would dictate what is right. The World Trade Organization (WTO) serves as a place where trade policy issues are addressed, disputes arbitrated, and legal frameworks derived and enforced. Through these functions, the WTO ensures that the rules of trade policy are inspired by fairness and reciprocity rather than national interest. It is more important than ever to vitalize the global public good that it represents against various threats that have been undermining it.

The Global Economic Dynamics project of the Bertelsmann Stiftung has called into life the High-Level Board of Experts on the Future of Global Trade Governance, composed of eminent experts and seasoned trade diplomats, to recommend policies to increase the WTO's effectiveness and salience.

Presentation by Dr. Yamashita
"For the establishment of new world trade rules"PDF： 1,964KB

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