Ukraine’s WTO Accession: Challenge for Domestic Economic Reforms

Abstract

1 Ukraine's Commitment to Become Member of the WTO.- 2 Towards Membership in the World Trade Organization.- 3 Ukraine and the WTO: Possible Membership Implications.- 4 The Benefit of Joining WTO.- 5 The Legislative Process and WTO Accession.- 6 The Importance of WTO Consistent Policies.- 7 Ukraine and the WTO - the Current State of Bilateral Negotiations and Potential Membership Implications.- 8 Accession of Ukraine to the WTO: New Challenges for Economic Reforms.- 9 WTO Accession and Related Trade Strategies: Lessons for Ukraine.- 10 Quantitative Analysis of Implications of Russia's Accession to the WTO.- 11 Implementation of WTO Regulatory Rules in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities.- 12 Effects of WTO Accession on Policy-making in Sovereign States: Preliminary Lessons from the Recent Experience of Transition Countries.- 13 Trade and Competition in the WTO: New Issues for Ukraine.- 14 The Problem of Subsidisation of the Industrial Sector through the Energy Sector: Lessons for Ukraine from the Russian and Romanian Case.- 15 Will WTO Membership Really Improve Market Access for Ukrainian Exports?.- 16 Ukraine's Accession to WTO and the Agricultural Sector.- 17 The Doha Round: A New Agreement on Agriculture?.- 18 Forces Shaping the Outlook for World Grain Markets.- 19 The Implications of WTO-Accession for Ukrainian Agricultural Policy.- The Authors.- Tables.- Figures.