The World Trade Organization Law, Economics, and Politics |
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| Author:
| Trask, R. L.
Hoekman, Bernard M.
Mavroidis, Petros C. |
| Editor:
| Stockwell, Peter |
| Series title: | Routledge Global Institutions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-91815-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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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. It is a unique organization in providing a framework for member states to make binding policy commitments that are enforced through a unique dispute settlement system and a variety of...
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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. It is a unique organization in providing a framework for member states to make binding policy commitments that are enforced through a unique dispute settlement system and a variety of transparency mechanisms.
Despite or because of its success, the WTO has recently become the focus of vociferous protests by anti-globalization activists. This book separates the facts from the propaganda and provides an accessible overview of the WTO's history, structure and policies as well as a discussion of the future of the organization. It also confronts the criticisms of the WTO and assesses their validity."