Rhetoric and Reality: An Assessment of the Impact of WTO on Bhutan

Wangyel, Tashi

In: The Spider and the Piglet: Proceedings of the First Seminar on Bhutan Studies. Thimphu, Centre for Bhutan Studies 2004, pp. 413-465 . ISBN 99936-14-19-X

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Abstract

This paper will attempt to provide a broad theoretical assessment of the impact of Word Trade Organization (WTO) on Bhutan. The fist chapter will discuss broad theoretical benefits of WTO membership with regard to small countries. The second chapter will assess Bhutan’s economy and economic policies pertaining to trade. The third chapter will discuss the impact of WTO membership on the industrial, agricultural and the service sectors and Intellectual Property Rights. It will also discuss the social and cultural impact of WTO membership on Bhutanese society.

Document type: Book Section
Version: Secondary publication
Date Deposited: 03 Jan 2013 12:22
ISBN: 99936-14-19-X
Faculties / Institutes: Miscellaneous > Individual person
DDC-classification: Economics
Controlled Keywords: World Trade Organization, Bhutan, Wirtschaftliche Integration
Uncontrolled Keywords: Welthandelsorganisation , WTO , Mitgliedschaft, World Trade Organization , Bhutan , Economic Integration , Membership
Subject (classification): Economics
Politics
Countries/Regions: Bhutan