00825nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000240001724500260004126000090006752005850007658300190066194200060068099900170068620260716043351.0  aLANGHAMMER, Rolf J.  aWTO accession issues.  c1999  aReviews the weight of all the applicant countries in world trade as well as their relative importance as trading partners to the United States, the European Union and Japan.  Looks at the state of negotiations in the most important areas viz. trade in industrial goods, agriculture, TRIPs, privatization and industrial subsidies, developing country status and transition periods.  Discusses the prospective benefits of WTO accession for the applicant countries. Looks at the effects of accession by the applicant countries on the current WTO members and the entire trading system.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c45761d45761