World trade politics : power, principles and leadership / David A. Deese.

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-217) and index.

Principles, power, and leadership : why study international political leadership and the global trade regime -- What is political leadership in international relations? How can it be studied in institutionalized negotiations? -- The founding: World War II to the turbulent 1970s : early GATT rounds and the ITO collapse: contrasting the Dillon and Kennedy rounds -- The Tokyo round launch: 1973, GATT, 1975, 1995: from endangered species to unprecedented authority -- The glass is one half empty: non-GATT governed trade policy and protection of 1970s-1980s -- Closing the Tokyo round -- More than anyone expected, a new WTO -- Foundations for the future: can the WTO become relevant to development and its least developed members? -- The "tear gas" ministerial: why Seattle failed in 1999 -- Doha, 2001, and the new "development round" -- The meaning of collapse at Cancun, Mexico, 2003 -- Why international institutions fail and succeed -- Insights for WTO reform -- How, when, and why international institutions work best.