WTO iLibrary

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. Every year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) publishes around 70 new titles on various trade issues. In particular the following topics are covered: Agriculture and food safety Anti-dumping, subsidies, safeguards Development and building trade capacity Dispute settlement Economic research and trade policy analysis Environment Government procurement Information technology and e-commerce Intellectual property Market access Regional trade agreements Services​ Technical barriers to trade​ Trade facilitation and customs valuation​ Trade finance​ Trade monitoring​ WTO accessions​ Most content is available to access in PDF format for subscribers, more recent content is also offered in ePub format and HTML; and full READ access for all users by clicking the READ icon. READ editions are optimised for mobile devices and can be read online wherever there is an internet connection - desktop computer, tablets or smart phones. They are also shareable and can easily be embedded. Content items (December 2019): 1 672 ebook titles 11 430 chapters 241 working papers 3 databases

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More information about the WTO at https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm.