| Description |
xvii, 295 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The political economy of protection and the regulation of international trade : recent trade disputes between the EU and the United States / Nicholas Perdikis and Robert Read -- 2. Trade dispute settlement mechanisms : the WTO dispute settlement understanding in the wake of the GATT / Robert Read -- 3. Trade dispute settlement mechanisms : the NAFTA versus the WTO / William A. Kerr -- 4. The CAP as a catalyst for trade conflict between the EU and the United States / Alan Swinbank -- 5. The challenge of the agriculture trade negotiations in the WTO Doha round / Alan Swinbank -- 6. The 'banana split' : the EU-US banana trade dispute and the effects of EU market liberalisation / Robert Read -- 7. The EU-US WTO steel dispute : the political economy of protection and the efficacy of the WTO dispute settlement understanding / Robert Read -- 8. US foreign sales corporations, export tax credits and the WTO / Mark Rhodes -- 9. Consumers, cows and carousels : why the dispute over beef hormones is far more important than its commercial value / William A. Kerr and Jill E. Hobbs -- 10. EU-US trade in genetically modified goods : a trade dispute in the making / Nicholas Perdikis -- 11. Process and production methods and the regulation of international trade / Robert Read -- 12. Critical issues in WTO dispute settlement and recent trade disputes between the EU and the United States : some conclusions / Nicholas Perdikis and Robert Read |
| Summary |
"This book provides a critical overview and assessment of the WTOs 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." "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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"In association with the International Economics Study Group (IESG)" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)
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World Trade Organization.
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International trade -- European Union countries.
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International trade -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign economic relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140052 -- European Economic Community countries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045811
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| Author |
Perdikis, Nicholas.
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Read, Robert, 1958-
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International Economics Study Group.
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| LC no. |
00705786 |
| ISBN |
1843762005 |
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