WTO面临的困境探析

WTO运行近8年,成功中伴随着困境。WTO面临的困境既有外部因素带来的压力又有其内部职能在具体运行中遭遇的困难。前者主要体现在发展中国家不能有效参与WTO的决策、非政府组织积极要求参与WTO的有关事务及区域主义盛行给WTO带来的冲击;后者主要表现在WTO行使谈判、实施协议、解决纠纷等职能时面临的种种困境。WTO面临的内外困境实际上是国际社会面临的一些主要问题在国际贸易关系中的表现,因此,WTO一时无法摆脱其困境,同时,多哈回合谈判虽已启动,但其谈判前景并不乐观。 

Analysis of the Difficulties Facing WTO

Since the inception of WTO, its success has been accompanied by an increase in strains in outside pressures and within the WTO. The former comes from the challenges posed by the failures of the developing countries to participate effectively in WTO decision, NGO's enthusiasm in participation in WTO affairs and the rise in regionalism while the latter is embodied in the difficulties that WTO has met in performing its main functions such as negotiations, implementation of its agreements and disputes settlement. All the difficulties reflect some chief challenges facing the international community, thus it is impossible to overcome the difficulties in short time. Though the Doha Round negotiation has been launched, its prospect will never be too optimistic.