Format:
1 online resource (191 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780192806086
,
9780191517402
Series Statement:
Very Short Introductions
Content:
The WTO has a deep and far reaching impact on people's everyday lives, and in its short lifetime has generated debate, controversy and outrage. This VSI provides an essential and accessible explanation of the political, economic, and ethical controversies: What the WTO is, what it does, and whether it works. - ;The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy and even outrage. Rulings on beef hormones and tuna-dolphin cases provide graphic examples of how the organization regulates and intrudes into areas of individual consumer choice, ethical preferences, and cultural habits. This deep and far-ranging impact of the WTO on peoples' everyday lives means that it is not just an institution of. interest to economists, but to everyone, a fact that was perhaps most graphically illustrated in the popular demonstrations at the 1999 Seattle Ministerial. Such protests have become a regular feature associated with most high-level meetings of the WTO. This VSI will provide a timely and carefully considered explanation of what the WTO is, what it does, and how it goes about executing its tasks. A clear understanding of the mandate, structure and functioning of the WTO is essential to appreciate the controversy behind the organization, and how far it deserves the reputation that it has come to acquire. -.
Note:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Chapter 1 Who needs an international trade organization? -- Chapter 2 The creation of the World Trade Organization -- Chapter 3 Decision-making and negotiation processes -- Chapter 4 The expanding mandate -- Chapter 5 Settling disputes -- Chapter 6 The Doha Development Agenda -- Chapter 7 The burden of governance -- Further reading -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Narlikar, Amrita World Trade Organization Oxford : Oxford University Press,c2005 ISBN 9780192806086
Language:
English
Keywords:
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