The International Trading System

by Alice Landau

Overview

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is without doubt one of our main instruments of globalization, the controversy which is whipped up by this organization is arguably mainly caused by the mystery which surrounds it.
The International Trade System seeks to remove the clouds of misunderstanding that circle the multilateral commercial system by clearly describing and explaining the processes, conventions and rules around which world trade functions.
The latest developments in the international trade system can be understood with more clarity thanks to this book, academics and students involved with international economics, finance and business will find this to be an impressive read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415648714
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/22/2012
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alice Landau has been Invited Professor at the University of Montréal, Canada. She is a consultant to the US government along with several international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations xi

Foreword xiii

List of abbreviations xiv

Introduction 1

1 The WTO: from disappointment to hope 8

2 The Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 17

3 The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 23

4 The Agreement on Agriculture 31

5 The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 46

6 The Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights 57

7 Measures concerning trade-related investment 71

8 The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 75

9 The WTO and regional integration: compatible or contradictory? 87

10 The Agreement on Rules of Origin 97

11 The Agreement on Subsidies and Compensatory Measures 102

12 The WTO and developing countries: towards an equality of power? 108

13 The emergence of new issues 125

14 Conclusion 136

Notes 139

Bibliography 145

Index 151