Evolving world trade patterns in critical mineral resources -- The landscape of export restrictions on critical minerals and metals -- Economic effects and policy goals of mineral export restraints -- WTO disciplines on export duties between general gatt rules and 'WTO-plus' obligations -- WTO disciplines on export quantitative restrictions -- Available general exceptions for WTO-inconsistent export restriction -- Understanding the multifaceted discourse on how to reform WTO disciplines on export restrictions : a brief conceptual framework -- Export restrictions in the DOHA round negotiations -- The way forward
Summary
"Today international commodity markets are being affected by the longest and most pervasive 'wave' of export restrictions on raw materials since the Second World War. The origin of this phenomenon can be traced back to the 2000s commodities boom, and its endurance to an exceptional mix of concurring factors affecting patterns of world supply and demand for raw materials. The explosion of attention towards export restraints directly stems from the unique scope and length of the present wave"-- Provided by publisher
Notes
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, 2013) issued under title: Emerging trends in critical raw materials trade and WTO regulation of export restrictions
