Race For WTO Director-General Job: Seven Candidates Speak

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From: CUTS International

 

Race For WTO Director-General Job: Seven Candidates Speak

 

Edited by Bernard M. Hoekman, European University Institute, CEPR & ERF and Petros C. Mavroidis, European University Institute

 

The WTO Membership is going through a leadership transition. After eight years at the helm the incumbent Director-General, Pascal Lamy, steps down on 1 September 2013. Nine individuals from different parts of the globe, all with extensive experience in the area of trade policy, have been nominated by their governments to replace him. The set of candidates includes three women, four current Ministers in the sitting governments of their countries, and three others with Ministerial experience.

 

In a new VoxEU eBook seven of the candidates lay out their views on the challenges confronting the WTO and how to address them. Taken together, they provide a uniquely comprehensive view of the world’s trade governance problems. It will be an important reference long after the selection process ends.

 

To read, please visit: http://www.voxeu.org/article/pay-attention-wto-leadership-contest-it-matters

 

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