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E-Commerce in Light of International Trade Agreements: The WTO and the United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement

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E-commerce offers economy-wide benefits. World Trade Organization (WTO) members recognized the benefits e-commerce offers and have developed a work program to facilitate the development of e-commerce. However, WTO efforts to facilitate e-commerce have stalled, leading to a slower than anticipated progress. As fundamental differences continue to stall progress in the WTO’s program on e-commerce, the United States concluded a free trade agreement with Jordan. This agreement was the first ever to incorporate explicit provisions on e-commerce. This article analyzes how existing trade agreements have dealt with e-commerce. The article gives an overview of the situation in WTO.

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  • Malkawi, Bashar H., 2006. "E-Commerce in Light of International Trade Agreements: The WTO and the United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement," MPRA Paper 90521, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Catherine L. Mann & Sue E. Eckert, 2000. "Global Electronic Commerce: A Policy Primer," Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics, number 318, January.
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    e-commerce; free trade; WTO;
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