This volume is the sixth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. aeo An accessible and highly digestible information source on current trade and policy developments at global, regional and national levels.

Part I: Editorial Introduction:. Peter Lloyd and Chris Milner. Part II: Institutional Focus:. 2. The World Trade Organization After Seattle: Gary P. Sampson. 3. Civil Society and the WTO: David Robertson. Part III: Regional Focus:. 4. EC Regionalism at the Turn of the Millennium: Towards a New Paradigm: Andrew Sapir. 5. Regional Agreements in the Indian Ocean: Beelasingh Dabee and Mahinder Reddy. 6. The State and Prospects for the Deepening and Widening of Caribbean Integration: Shelton Nichols, Anthony Birchwood, Philip Cothrust and Earl Boodoo. Part IV: Trade Policy Reviews:. 7. The WTO Trade Policy Review of Argentina 1999: Julio Berlinski. 8. Thailand's Trade Policies After the Crisis: The 1999 WTO Review: Peter G. Warr. Part V: Special Features:. 9. The Integration of Intellectual Property Rights into the WTO System: Klaus Stegemann. 10. Parallel Imports: Keith E. Maskus. 11. Special and Differential Treatment in the Millennium: Special for Whom and How Different?: Mari Pangestu.

This volume is the sixth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Each annual volume examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developmemnts at the national level. Each volume also provides assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews.