Amrita Bahri, Assistant Professor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM University), Mexico City, Mexico

'Extremely insightful and groundbreaking book based on comprehensive and rigorous research. Its admirable treatment of public private partnership in WTO disputes would attract policymakers, industry, legal professionals and the academic community. Incisive recommendations made by the author provide an effective template for countries to engage purposefully for resolving trade friction.' --Abhijit Das, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India'This book is a tremendous and timely contribution to the existing scholarship on law and development. Based on the full internalization of the literature, on painstaking empirical analysis and on an enriching comparative analysis, it explores the obstacles developing countries face in participating in legal institutions and suggests the strategies and synergies they can deploy to overcome them. The ultimate value of this strong project, not to be underscored in these critical times, is that legal institutions matter and can represent an important factor in shaping development.'--Luca Rubini, Birmingham Law School, UK'This is a stimulating comparison of how governments in developed countries (the United States and the EU) and in key developing countries (Brazil, China and India) have been handling their industries' complaints about foreign trade barriers. The lessons drawn in this study, on how such cooperation could be formalized and possibly improved from a developing country perspective, are worthwhile. Deserves a wide readership.'--Marco Bronckers, Leiden University, the Netherlands

• Contents: Introduction 1. Developing Countries at WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: Strengthening Participation 2. WTO Dispute Settlement Partnerships: A Conceptual Framework 3. Handling of WTO Disputes: The United States and the European Union 4. Handling of WTO Disputes: China’s Experience 5. Handling of WTO Disputes: Brazil’s Experience 6. Handling of WTO Disputes: India’s Experience 7. Devising Dispute Settlement Partnerships: “Lessons Learnt” Conclusion Bibliography Index

Amrita Bahri, Assistant Professor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM University), Mexico City, Mexico

'Extremely insightful and groundbreaking book based on comprehensive and rigorous research. Its admirable treatment of public private partnership in WTO disputes would attract policymakers, industry, legal professionals and the academic community. Incisive recommendations made by the author provide an effective template for countries to engage purposefully for resolving trade friction.' --Abhijit Das, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India'This book is a tremendous and timely contribution to the existing scholarship on law and development. Based on the full internalization of the literature, on painstaking empirical analysis and on an enriching comparative analysis, it explores the obstacles developing countries face in participating in legal institutions and suggests the strategies and synergies they can deploy to overcome them. The ultimate value of this strong project, not to be underscored in these critical times, is that legal institutions matter and can represent an important factor in shaping development.'--Luca Rubini, Birmingham Law School, UK'This is a stimulating comparison of how governments in developed countries (the United States and the EU) and in key developing countries (Brazil, China and India) have been handling their industries' complaints about foreign trade barriers. The lessons drawn in this study, on how such cooperation could be formalized and possibly improved from a developing country perspective, are worthwhile. Deserves a wide readership.'--Marco Bronckers, Leiden University, the Netherlands

• Contents: Introduction 1. Developing Countries at WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: Strengthening Participation 2. WTO Dispute Settlement Partnerships: A Conceptual Framework 3. Handling of WTO Disputes: The United States and the European Union 4. Handling of WTO Disputes: China’s Experience 5. Handling of WTO Disputes: Brazil’s Experience 6. Handling of WTO Disputes: India’s Experience 7. Devising Dispute Settlement Partnerships: “Lessons Learnt” Conclusion Bibliography Index