Author: T. N. Srinivasan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429721242 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 137
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This book provides a historical perspective of the Uruguay Round agreement and focuses on the interaction between the developed and developing countries on matters relating to the global trading system and its disciplines since the founding of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Author: Pascal Lamy Publisher: ISBN: 9781740374248 Category : Commercial policy Languages : en Pages : 13
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This is the tenth in a series of lectures in memory of Richard Snape. In this year's Richard Snape Lecture, Pascal Lamy draws on his extensive insight into international trade liberalisation to discuss the future of the multilateral trading system in the present era of global economic uncertainty.
Author: Bhagirath Lal Das Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
This Book charts the evolution of the multilateral trading system over the last half-century and explores the future outlook for the intergovernmental body that constitutes its institutional base and which is responsible for governing the conduct of global commerce, the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The author, a leading authority on international trade, identifies the distinct trends that have characterised the historical progression of the system, from the formulation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947 through the WTO's inception in 1995 to the present day. He examines how the GATT/WTO framework has traditionally been used by the major industrial nations as a vehicle to pursue their narrow economic and political interests, at the expense of Third World countries' development prospects. This North-South imbalance continues to pervade the multilateral trade regime today, in the form of inherent inequities in the WTO agreements and their implementation, and attempts to insert potentially damaging new issues into the WTO agenda. Further, this book traces the intimate links between these substantive deficiencies and the WTO's murky decision-making processes, which are dominated by its developed-country members to the detriment of the developing countries.
Author: Roger B. Porter Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780815798255 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 470
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The multilateral trading system stands at a crossroads. Despite its widely acknowledged contribution to global prosperity over the past half century, the movement toward further liberalization has increasingly been challenged. These essays by leading scholars and trade officials honor Raymond Vernon, one of the architects of the international economic institutions established following the Second World War. The book examines several key issues at the heart of the debate over the multilateral trading system. What are the global efficiency gains from further liberalization? How can efficiency gains be maximized while respecting legitimate claims to sovereignty? Is the trading system affording an equitable distribution of benefits between countries and among various groups within societies? Does civil society have a role in the trading system? What role should the World Trade Organization and its dispute settlement procedures play in resolving disputes and enhancing legitimacy?
Author: Ernest H. Preeg Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9780226679594 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
The GATT was established in 1947 as a multilateral agreement on international trade. Of the eight rounds of negotiations, the Uruguay Round, covering the period from 1981 to 1994, had the widest participation and involved the most intensive negotiations. It was also the most comprehensive round, encompassing new areas such as trade in services and the protection of intellectual property, as well as longstanding problem areas such as agriculture and textiles. Most significantly, this round resulted in the establishment of a permanent World Trade Organization, which will provide the institutional basis for future international trade and a forum for settlement of disputes.
Author: T. N. Srinivasan
Author: Pascal Lamy
Author: Bhagirath Lal Das
Author: Akira Kotera
Author: Gregory Shaffer
Author: Jeffrey J. Schott
Author: Roger B. Porter
Author: Mike Moore
Author: Bhagirath Lal Das
Author: Ernest H. Preeg