The world trading system
The world trading system: law and policy of international economic relations John H. Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c1997.
ISBN: 0262600277
DDC: 341.7543
LCC: K4602.2
Edition: (pbk.)
Summary:
"Two basic premises of The World Trading System are that economic
concerns are central to foreign affairs, and that national economies
are growing more interdependent. The author presents the economic
principle of international trade policy and then examines how they
operate under real-world constraints. In particular, he examines the
extremely elaborate system of rules that governs international
economic relations. Until now, the bulk of international trade policy
has addressed trade in goods; issues inadequately addressed by policy
include trade in services, intellectual property rights, certain
investment measures, and agriculture." "The author highlights the
tension between legal rules, designed to create predictability and
stability, and the government's need to make "exceptions" to solve
short-term problems. He also looks at weaknesses of international
trade policy, especially as it applies to developing countries and
"economies in transition." He concludes with a look at issues that
will shape international trade policy well into the twenty-first
century."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-428) and index.
1.Policies and Realities of International Economic Regulation
--2.International Institutions of Trade: The WTO and the GATT
--3.National Institutions --4.Rule Implementation and Dispute
Resolution --5.Tariff and Nontariff Barriers --6.Most-Favored-Nation
Policy --7.Safeguards and Adjustment Policies --8.National Treatment
Obligations and Nontariff Barriers --9.Competing Policies and
Ingenious Devices --10.Unfair Trade and the Rules of Dumping
--11.Perplexities of Subsidies in International Trade --12.Uruguay
Round "New Subjects": Extending the Scope and Competence of the World
Trading System --13.Economies with Special Circumstances
--14.Conclusions and Perspectives.
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