Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- 1: How it works: the structure and function of the WTO -- The organization -- The WTO's mandate -- 2: The three pillars: the principles of tariff reduction, non-discrimination and transparency -- Tariff commitments -- Non-discrimination as to origin -- Transparency -- 3: In the courtroom: the WTO dispute settlement system -- Structure: panels and Appellate Body -- How decisions are made -- Accessibility -- Enforcement -- 4: Playing fair: non-tariff barriers to trade -- Subsidization -- The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures -- Dumping. The Anti-Dumping Agreement5: Money isn't everything: public interest exceptions to WTO rules -- The General Exceptions -- Economic emergency exceptions -- National security -- 6: Not just things: the liberalization of trade in services -- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) -- Selective commitments -- 7: Health and safety: food and product standards as barriers to trade -- Health regulations -- Safety regulations -- 8: Keeping it real: the protection of intellectual property rights -- TRIPS: common ground rules -- Non-Western concepts of intellectual property -- Problems with conforming to TRIPS. 9: Trade is for everyone: the WTO and developing countriesSpecial and differential treatment -- Generalized System of Preferences -- Technical assistance and financial support -- Conclusion: the future of the WTO -- Further reading -- 1: How it works: the structure and function of the WTO -- 2: The three pillars: the principles of tariff reduction, non-discrimination and transparency -- 3: In the courtroom: the WTO dispute settlement system -- 4: Playing fair: non-tariff barriers to trade -- 5: Money isn't everything: public interest exceptions to WTO rules. 6: Not just things: the liberalization of trade in services7: Health and safety: food and product standards as barriers to trade -- 8: Keeping it real: the protection of intellectual property rights -- 9: Trade is for everyone: the WTO and developing countries -- Index.