The WTO Primer
Tracing Trade's Visible Hand Through Case Studies
Published on 15. July 2008
Book
Hardback
IX, 230 pages
978-0-230-60020-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the WTO from its post-WWII beginnings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through a series of negotiated enhancements of these agreements. It describes the WTO's origins, structure, and growing pains as it has had to face challenges from within and without.
Reviews / Votes
"Buterbaugh and Fulton provide a highly accessible account of the history and trajectory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that can be useful to the novice reader interested in learning about the organization, or the observer aiming to understand its complex institutional matrix." - Choice
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Edition
2007
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
4 s/w Abbildungen
IX, 230 p. 4 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-60020-1 (9780230600201)
DOI
10.1057/9780230610309
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
KEVIN BUTERBAUGH
is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Connecticut State University, USA.
RICHARD FULTON is Professor of Political Science at Northwest Missouri State University, USA.
RICHARD FULTON is Professor of Political Science at Northwest Missouri State University, USA.
Content
Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GATT/WTO The Gatt Rounds The Uruguay Round and the Creation of the WTO The WTO: Structures, Issues and Challenges PART II: THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: CASES AND CONTROVERSIES The Great Banana War The Beef Over Beef: Food Safety Standards and the WTO Enter the Dragon: China's Accession into the WTO The Battle in Seattle PART III: THE LOOK TO THE FUTURE The New Found: Doha and Cancun Conclusions: Foundations for the New Round