A Look at the World Trade Organization (WTO): Promises and Pitfalls

This series was inspired by How not to negotiate: the case of trade multilateralism by Amrita Narlikar and deeply informed by the books Poverty Narratives and Power Paradoxes and The World Trade Organization a Very Short Introduction. It shows a small evolution of the WTO and trade multilateralism more broadly and ends with symptoms of its malfunction. For a detailed explanation, survey, and policy recommendations please consider reading the article first published in International Affairs.

The series is divided in four parts, each containing two pages. Although any page can be read by itself, it is recommended to read them in order.