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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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Abstract 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 pr... view more
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. The article then examines
the e-commerce provisions in the United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (US-JO FTA) and how the parties have tackled the obstacles that stalled the WTO work on e-commerce.... view less
Classification
National Economy
Law
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 153-169
Journal
International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 15 (2007) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/eal017
ISSN
1464-3693
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed