ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to help fill vacancies in the literature by conceptualizing a particular brand of non-state actor, embedded nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and their potential impact on the accountability of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It first deals with definitional issues and differentiates the work of embedded NGO from other forms of NGO advocacy. Second, situates the study in the extant literature on transnational NGOs and accountability and delineate four key accountability dimensions along which everyone can evaluate embedded NGOs: transparency, evaluation, consultation, and correction. Finally, to a consideration of the challenges and obstacles encountered by embedded NGOs. The chapter develops an analytical framework for evaluating the impact of embedded NGOs on the WTOs accountability regime by delineating four dimensions for analysis transparency, evaluation, consultation, and correction. In the vein, WTO members also promised to address implementation-related issues raised by the Like-Minded Group (LMG) of developing countries concerning imbalances in the WTO Agreements.
