Export restrictions on critical minerals and metals : testing the adequacy of WTO disciplines / Ilaria Espa.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Universita ̀Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, 2013) issued under title: Emerging trends in critical raw materials trade and WTO regulation of export restrictions.

'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.

Evolving world trade patterns in critical minerals and metals -- The landscape of export restrictions on critical minerals and metals -- Economic effects and policy goals of mineral export restraints -- WTO disciplines on export duties -- WTO disciplines on export quantitative restrictions -- GATT general exceptions relevent and applicable to WTO-inconsistent export restrictions -- Understanding the multifaceted discourse on export restrictions in the WTO : a brief conceptual framework -- Export restrictions in the Doha round negotiations -- The way forward.