The WTO and the Regulation of International Trade
Recent Trade Disputes between the European Union and the United States
Published on 24. February 2005
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84376-200-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a critical overview and assessment of the WTO's dispute settlement procedures in the context of several recent trade-related disputes between the EU and the US.Case studies provide comprehensive insights into the contemporary regulation of international trade and workings of the WTO. Topics covered include:
a critique of the GATT, WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement mechanisms
agriculture in the light of Doha
the CAP, beef hormones and GM food
the banana dispute, the steel dispute and foreign trade corporations
process and production method (PPM) issues and cases.
The WTO and the Regulation of International Trade will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of international economics and political economy as well as policymakers within the EU and the US.
a critique of the GATT, WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement mechanisms
agriculture in the light of Doha
the CAP, beef hormones and GM food
the banana dispute, the steel dispute and foreign trade corporations
process and production method (PPM) issues and cases.
The WTO and the Regulation of International Trade will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of international economics and political economy as well as policymakers within the EU and the US.
Reviews / Votes
'The book is an excellent introduction to understanding the principal trade disputes between the United States and EU over the last decade and a half.' -- International Trade Law and RegulationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84376-200-3 (9781843762003)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Nicholas Perdikis, Director, School of Management and Business, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK and Robert Read, Senior Lecturer in International Economics, Lancaster University Management School, UK
Content
Contents: Preface 1. The Political Economy of Protection and the Regulation of International Trade: Recent Trade Disputes between the EU and the United States 2. Trade Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: The WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding in the Wake of the GATT 3. Trade Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: The NAFTA versus the WTO 4. The CAP as a Catalyst for Trade Conflict Between the EU and the United States 5. The Challenge of the Agriculture Trade Negotiations in the WTO Doha Round 6. The 'Banana Split': The EU-US Banana Trade Dispute and the Effects of EU Market Liberalisation 7. The EU-US WTO Steel Dispute: The Political Economy of Protection and the Efficacy of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding 8. US Foreign Sales Corporations, Export Tax Credits and the WTO 9. Consumers, Cows and Carousels: Why the Dispute Over Beef Hormones is Far More Important than its Commercial Value 10. EU-US Trade in Genetically Modified Goods: A Trade Dispute in the Making 11. Process and Production Methods and the Regulation of International Trade 12. Critical Issues in WTO Dispute Settlement and Recent Trade Disputes between the EU and the United States: Some Conclusions Index