2nd Edition
World Trade Organization (WTO) Law, Economics, and Politics
186 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most important international organizations in existence today. It contains a set of disciplines that affect the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions, and has helped to support the steady expansion of international trade since the 1950s. The WTO has been the focus of vociferous protests by anti-globalization activists and has... Read more
Introduction. 1 A very brief history of the trading system 2 The WTO in a nutshell 3 Trade in Goods 4 Services, Intellectual Property, and Plurilateral Agreements 5 Dispute Settlement and Transparency 6 Developing Countries and the Multilateral Trading System 7 Whither the Trading System? Conclusion
Biography
Bernard M. Hoekman is Professor and Director of Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
Petros C. Mavroidis is Edwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia University, USA and Professor of Law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
