Links (Internationaler Handel und WTO) *
Links (International Trade and the WTO)
 
 

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This page contains selected links to information sources of information on the topic "International Trade and the WTO". If you get aware of links which are broken or outdated, or if you know important links which have not been included in the list below, please send an e-mail to thomasalexander.zimmermann@t-online.de.
 
 

1. Internationale Regierungsorganisationen * International Governmental Organizations

The World Trade Organization (WTO): http://www.wto.org
This site contains a wealth of information on the WTO. Under "Resources", you find texts of all WTO agreements plus most official documents issues by WTO Bodies. On the entry page, you also find some links to preliminary information on the organization. It is a good site for both beginning and advanced WTO researchers.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): http://www.unctad.org
This organization focuses on trade concerns of developing countries. The annual world investment reports - parts of which are available online - contain useful information on trade and investment matters.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.fr
The OECD, much like the World Bank, has done a lot of research on international trade issues. An intergovernmental forum of developed countries, it is often at the origin of initiatives of international economic regulation.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD; also: The World Bank): http://www.worldbank.org
Although primarily designed to finance development projects and developing countries, the World Bank does a lot of research on trade issues. Important contributions to trade literature come from its international economics research department. Many discussion papers and policy research reports on trade issues are available online at their website.

The Trade and Development Center: http://www.itd.org
The ITD is a joint venture of the World Bank and the WTO.

The International Trade Center (ITC): http://www.intracen.org
The ITC is a joint venure of the WTO and UNCTAD

The International Monetary Fund (IMF): http://www.imf.org
Concerned mainly with international monetary issues, the IMF naturally includes trade matters in its portfolio.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE): http://www.unece.org
UN-ECE in Geneva has an excellent site with lots of statistical data (and links to statistical offices around the globe). Their trade commission deals with lots of international trade issues, too

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL): http://www.un.or.at/uncitral/index.htm
 
 

2. Nationale Handelsbehörden * National Trade Authorities

Commission of the European Union (GD I): http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/trade/index_en.htm
The "official" site to start research on EU trade policy

United States Trade Representatitve (USTR): http://www.ustr.gov
The "official" site to start research on US trade policy.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI): http://www.meti.go.jp/english
The "official" site to start research on Japanese trade policy.

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
The "official" site to start research on the trade policy of Canada - the "smallest" member of the famous "Quad" which some say governs the WTO.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India: http://commin.nic.in/doc/
The site of the trade ministry of India, one of the few vociferous developing members of the WTO.

Ministério do desenvolvimento Indústria e Comércio Exterior, Brazil: http://www.mdic.gov.br
Brazil is, together with India, a leading country for the promotion of developing country interests in the WTO. This links brings you to the Brazilian Ministry on Industrial Delveopment and Foreign Trade.
 
 

3. Nichtregierungsorganisationen * Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Es gibt mittlerweile weltweit wohl Tausende Nichtregierungsorganisationen, die sich in irgendeiner Form mit WTO-relevanten Fragestellungen auseinandersetzen. Die nachfolgend aufgeführten Seiten sind qualitativ hochstehend und wurden von Organisationen erstellt, die sich schwerpunktmässig mit Handelsfragen beschäftigen. Daneben sind auf diesen Seiten häufig Links zu anderen NGOs vorhanden, und die Newsletter, welche von den Organisationen herausgegeben werden, geben einen guten Einblick in die "WTO-NGO-Szene".

There are probably thousands of NGOs today which deal at some stage with trade issues. The sites listed in this chapter are noteworthy both with regard to their quality and with regard to the organizations which have created them, as these organisations have a clear focus on trade issues. Moreover, the websites of these organizations contain links to other NGOs, and they also publish newsletters which help in keeping track of the WTO-NGO movement and its evolution.

International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD): http://www.ictsd.org
Excellent site! Their monthly and weekly newsletters are characterised by high quality: Fair reporting, the reliability of the resources used and the high portion of analysis contained therein. A "must" for everyone interested in what others say.

WTO Watch - Global Information Center on Trade and Sustainable Development (International Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; IATP): http://www.wtowatch.org
Another noteworthy site. Although their information is more biased towards WTO criticism, it remains still a very valuable source of information on what goes on in the WTO. Their list of links to other NGOs couldn't probably be more comprehensive.
 
 

4. Aktuelle WTO-Berichterstattung * WTO-News Coverage

Inside US Trade: http://www.insidetrade.com
Site for up-to-date trade news. Unfortunately, you have to pay to access the service.

WTO Reporter: http://www.bna.com/access/wto.html
Another excellent site for WTO news coverage. Unfortunately, this service requires payment, too.

Yahoo News: WTO and International Trade
Finally a freebie: Yahoo runs a news service with free up-to-date information in international trade.

WTO-News: http://www.wtonews.ch
Newsbrief published by the Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research (SIAW-HSG) three times a year with comments on the most important developments in the WTO such as dispute settlement, negotiations or the general course of the WTO system.
 
 

5. Wichtige wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften * Important Academic Journals

Die folgende Liste enthält eine Auswahl politikorientierter Wissenschaftszeitschriften zum Internationalen Handel und zur WTO:
The following list contains links to selected policy-oriented academic journals on international trade and the WTO:

The Journal of International Economic Law: http://www.jiel.oupjournals.org
Oxford University Press, ISSN 1464-3758 (Online)
The JIEL was able to establish itself as the leading academic journal for international trade law within only a couple of years. Each issue is full of "landmark" articles, often interdisciplinary in nature. My personal opinion is that you can't do serious academic research on the WTO system any more without regularly reading the JIEL. The Journal is available both in print and online.

Journal of World Trade: http://www.kluwerlaw.com
Geneva: Kluwer Law / Werner Publishers, ISSN 1011-6702
The JWT is another journal which publishes a lot on WTO and other trade issues.

World Competition - Law and Economics Review: http://www.kluwerlaw.com
London et al.: Kluwier, ISSN 1011-4548

The World Economy
Oxford: Blackwell, ISSN 0378-5920
Although I could not find the homepage of "The World Economy" on the web, this is another excellent academic source for policy-oriented articles on trade issues.

Aussenwirtschaft [The Swiss Review of International Economic Relations]: http://www.siaw.unisg.ch
Chur/Zürich: Rüegger, ISSN 0004-8216
Aussenwirtschaft is the classic policy-oriented journal on international trade in the German language area. Published for more than fifty years, the journal features both articles with new research results and synopses of complex issues.

Intereconomics: http://www.hwwa.uni-hamburg.de/Publikationen/Intereconomics
Baden-Baden: Nomos, 0020-5346
Published by the Hamburger Weltwirtschaftsarchiv, Interecononmics is another journal focussing on international economic issues.
 
 

6. Individuelle Forscher und Forschungsinstitute * Individual researchers and research institutions

Paul R. Krugman:  http://www.mit.edu/~krugman
This site contains much of Paul Krugman's work, which is a pleasure to read.

Jagdish N. Bhagwati: http://www.columbia.edu/~jb38/
Professor Bhagwati's website currently contains an excellent volume on challenges to the WTO system.

Schweizerisches Institut für Aussenwirtschaft und Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (SIAW): http://www.siaw.unisg.ch
The Swiss Institute for international economics and applied economic research is one of Switzerland's leading research institutions on international trade. Publications are increasingly available for download. From spring 2001, the institute will run a special site for WTO research: http://www.wto-research.org

CATO Center for Trade Policy Studies: http://www.freetrade.org/issues/wto.html
If you don't have problems with a liberal stance on trade issues, try this and you will be delighted.

Webpage of Dr. Alexander Roitinger (http://www.roitinger.li)

7. Datenbanken, Suchmaschinen und Portale * Data Bases, Search Engines and Portals

Die folgende Liste enthält einige Links und Hinweise zu Datenbanken, Suchmaschinen und Portalen, welche ich bei der Suche nach WTO-relevanten Informationen als hilfreich empfunden habe:

The following list contains links to and information about some databases, search engines and portals which I find very helpful for WTO research:

The Global Trade Negotiations Home Page (KSG): http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/cid/cidtrade
This is an excellent site maintained by the Kennedy School of Governments. It has recently been revamped and it now offers much up-to-date information, besides many links to actors and research institutions in the WTO environment

World Trade Law Net: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/
This is a very helpful portal for all those in search of WTO related information. Very recommendable!

WTO Research (SIAW-HSG): http://www.wto-research.org
From spring 2002 on, WTO Research will contain provide selected and commented links to WTO resources in the Web.

Hieros Gamos, Guide to Glabal Trade Law, http://www.hg.org/trade.html
HG describes itself as "The Comprehensive Law and Government Portal"

Lexmercatoria: http://www.lexmercatoria.org
This link brings you to one of the best collections of legal material on all areas of international economic activity. Try it out!

Cornell University: gopher://gopher.law.cornell.edu
This site contains a huge amount of legal documents and commentaries on international trade. The international law section can be reached at gopher://gopher.law.cornell.edu:70/11/foreign

Institut für Weltwirtschaft - Kiel:  http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/IfW/zbw/econis.htm
This is Germany's most renowned research institution when it comes to international trade. The data base "Econis", where this link is directed, allows you to search titles from their huge library on international economic affairs. It  is thereofre a good starting point for literature research. Use of the data base is free of cost, although the data base is a cornerstone of the WISO data base service which is available only for payment.

WISO-Datenbank: http://www.gbi.de
The WISO (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften) data base is a popular data base in the German language area. It is used for literature search in the fields of the economic and social sciences. A commercial provider (GBI) offers access to the data base from every desktop that is linked to the internet, however only for a usage fee. If you want to avoid the usage fee, ask in an university library: They will be likely to have the CD Rom version ready for use in their local intranet. International users will prefer to use ABI-Inform for their research (see entry below)

ABI-Inform: http://global.umi.com/pqdweb
ABI-Inform is an excellent international data base for the search of academic literature in all fields of the social sciences, including economics and management. The index covers more than 1.000 serial publication. Much as the WISO-Datenbank (see above), it can be accessed through the web (against payment) or free of charge in many university libraries.

Google: http://www.google.com
This is the best general search engine in the web which I know. Just type in up to 10 words which describe the topic you're looking for and you are likely to get many results which fit your search well. As this search engine also includes PDF files, you will most probably end up with many high quality sources, too - e.g. discussion papers, policy reports et cetera. A further advantage of Google is that it lists search results according to their relevance. Finally, Google saves all sites locally: Thus, even long after a page has been deleted or moved to another location, you still can retrieve the version that is saved in the cache memory (which is much more of a pleasure than getting these odd 404s...)

Altavista: http://www.altavista.com
I can also recommend the "Advanced" search option of Altavista. Its particular strength are complex searches with long search strings that include Boolean operators such as AND, OR, NEAR or AND NOT. It is therefore of most use in areas where there are lots of documents.

Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com
Yahoo is the classical search engine. Whereas Google is my first preference for most searches (for the inclusion of academic PDF files) and whereas Altavista is my favourite for searches which include Boolean operators, I can recommend Yahoo for searches using categories. Their share price may be down, but the search engine still works fine...
 
 

8. Linklisten * Link Lists

The Global Trade Negotiations Home Page (KSG): http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/cid/cidtrade/links.html
This is an excellent site maintained by the Kennedy School of Governments. It has recently been revamped and it now offers much up-to-date information, besides many links to actors and research institutions in the WTO environment
 
 

9. Other Sources * Andere Quellen
 
 

I am indebted to my assistant Peter Mischler for his help in collecting these links.
 

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Zuletzt geändert am 24. März 2002 * Last modified on March 24, 2002.