The WTO Primer: Tracing Trade’s Visible Hand Through Case Studies

Author:   R. Fulton ,  K. Buterbaugh
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2007 ed.
ISBN:  

9780230600218


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   14 December 2007
Format:   Paperback
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This book describes the WTO from its post-WWII beginnings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through a series of negotiated enhancements of these agreements. It describes the WTO's origins, structure, and growing pains as it has had to face challenges from within and without.

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Author:   R. Fulton ,  K. Buterbaugh
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780230600218


ISBN 10:   0230600212
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   14 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GATT/WTO The Gatt Rounds The Uruguay Round and the Creation of the WTO The WTO: Structures, Issues and Challenges PART II: THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: CASES AND CONTROVERSIES The Great Banana War The Beef Over Beef: Food Safety Standards and the WTO Enter the Dragon: China's Accession into the WTO The Battle in Seattle PART III: THE LOOK TO THE FUTURE The New Found: Doha and Cancun Conclusions: Foundations for the New Round

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Buterbaugh and Fulton provide a highly accessible account of the history and trajectory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that can be useful to the novice reader interested in learning about the organization, or the observer aiming to understand its complex institutional matrix. - Choice


Author Information

KEVIN BUTERBAUGH is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Connecticut State University, USA.  RICHARD FULTON is Professor of Political Science at Northwest Missouri State University, USA. 

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