WTO rules on investment: futility manifold.(World Trade Organization)

From: Journal of International Business Research | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

A prime factor of trade liberalization, investment, eludes a comprehensive coverage in the multilateral rule based regime under the World Trade Organization. The Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures, though one exclusively concentrated on investment, has proved to be insufficient as regards various barriers facing liberalization of cross-border investment flows are concerned. The proposed Multilateral Investment Agreement of Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Group of countries also having failed to come up as planned, the field remains ...

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