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The Political Economy of the World Trading System
Third Edition
Bernard M. Hoekman and Michel M. Kostecki
768 pages
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40 Figures, 43 Tables
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246x171mm
978-0-19-955377-8
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Paperback
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29 October 2009
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- New edition building on the strengths of a bestselling graduate text
- New edition includes extensive updated material and details developments in the trading system between 2000 and early 2008
- Interdisciplinary approach that provides an analytical account of basic mechanics of the world trading system integrating economic, institutional and political issues.
- Offers an insiders' view of the trading system with emphasis on real-life problems and analytical tools that advance the readers' understanding.
New to this edition - Covers developments in the trading system between 2000 and early 2008, including a detailed discussion of the Doha Round
- Adds and updates material on dispute settlement, the use of contingent protection, the expansion of trade in services, the increasing role of developing countries and the accession of China
- Discusses the implications of the rapid expansion of preferential trade agreements
- Looks at recent efforts to work with other organizations to increase development assistance for trade projects in developing countries ("aid for trade")
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 responses to the rapidly changing global trading environment. It is the forum in which many features of the globalisation process are considered, and it currently faces an unprecedented set of challenges. The increasing importance of countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa in international trade relations, the revealed preference towards regionalism, intensification of trade conflicts, the role of business groups and NGOs in trade policy formation and negotiations, and pressures for more leadership in an institution threatened by paralysis are examples of issues that are discussed in some detail; all are critical for the operation of the system and for international business in the coming decade. This edition also includes
numerous real-world examples to illustrate how the WTO impinges on business, workers and households, written from the perspective of managers and business associations.
An insider's view of the institutional history of the WTO allows the authors to use a variety of conceptual tools to analyse the working of the WTO in a non-technical manner. Suggestions for Further Reading at the end of each chapter and an extensive bibliography make the volume suitable both for introductory and postgraduate courses on international economics and business, international relations, and international economic law.Readership: Academics and students of Economics, International Relations and International
Economic Law, particularly those studying international trade and WTO issues. Practitioners and journalists in the area of trade policy.
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Bernard M. Hoekman, Director, International Trade Department, The World Bank, Washington D.C., and Michel M. Kostecki, Deputy Dean and Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Introduction
1: The Trading System in Perspective
2: The 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?
Annex 1: GATT/WTO MEMBERSHIP, 2008
Annex 2: THE ECONOMICS OF TRADE POLICY-BASIC CONCEPTS
Bibliography
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