Includes bibliographical references (pages 700-734) and index.
Contents
1. Trading System in Perspective -- 2. World Trade Organization -- 3. Dispute Settlement and Enforcement of Rules -- 4. Negotiating Forum -- 5. Trade in Goods -- 6. Sector-Specific Multilateral Trade Agreements -- 7. Trade in Services -- 8. Protection of Intellectual Property -- 9. Safeguards and Exceptions -- 10. Preferential Trade Agreements and Regional Integration -- 11. Plurilateral Agreements -- 12. Developing Countries and Economies in Transition -- 13. Towards Deeper Integration? The 'Trade and' Agenda -- 14. Legitimacy, Coherence and Governance -- 15. Where to from Here?
Note
Print version record.
Summary
The Political Economy of the World Trading System is a comprehensive textbook account of the economics, institutional mechanics and politics of the world trading system. This third edition has been expanded and updated to cover developments in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) since its formation, including the Doha Round, presenting the essentials of trade negotiations and the WTO's rules and disciplines. The authors focus in particular on the WTO's role as the primary organisation through which trading nations manage their commercial interactions and the focal point for cooperation on policy.