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  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

    Law, Economics, and Politics

    Series series Global Institutions
    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most important international organizations in existence today. It contains a set of disciplines that affect the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions, and has helped to support the steady expansion of international trade since the 1950s. The WTO has been the focus of vociferous protests by anti-globalization activists and has ... Read more

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  • Trade in the 21st Century

    Back to the Past?

    Despite troubled trade negotiations, global trade-and trade policy-will thrive in the twenty-first century, but with a bow to the past.Is the multilateral trading order of the twentieth century a historical artifact?Was the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995 the high point of multilateral cooperation on trade? This new volume, edited by Bernard M. Hoekman and Ernesto Zedillo, ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • Behind-the-Border Policies

    Assessing and Addressing Non-Tariff Measures

    One feature of globalization is that barriers to international competition have come to be associated with differences in regulatory policies that increase the costs of engaging in cross-border sales. Such non-tariff measures (NTMs) have attracted growing attention from policy makers and raise important questions for policy research. This book provides a valuable overview of key issues related to ... Read more

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  • Assessing the World Trade Organization

    Fit for Purpose?

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently celebrated twenty years of existence. The general wisdom is that its dispute settlement institutions work well and its negotiation machinery goes through a phase of prolonged crises. Assessing the World Trade Organization overcomes this myopic view and takes stock of the WTO's achievements whilst going beyond existing disciplinary narratives. With ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • The Internationalization of Government Procurement Regulation

    As governments are major buyers of goods and services, foreign companies are keen to be able to participate in procurement opportunities on an equal footing with national firms. This has given rise to the inclusion of procurement disciplines in trade agreements and to internationally-agreed good regulatory practices in this important policy area. The contributions to this book examine how the ... Read more

    $62.09 USD

  • Catching Up with the Competition

    Trade Opportunities and Challenges for Arab Countries

    Series series Studies In International Economics
    At a time when countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are joining the World Trade Organization, the lack of an economically sound analysis of trade policies in the region is especially notable. This volume remedies the situation by bringing together a distinguished group of applied trade economists to provide a broad view of the state of trade in and among the region's nations. The ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Turkey: Economic Reform And Accession To The European Union

    What requirements must Turkey the largest country among the candidate and accession countries meet to join the European Union? What progress has been made toward meeting them? This timely volume analyzes the economic challenges confronting Turkey in its quest to accede to the European Union (EU). It focuses on the extent to which Turkey is ready to join the Single Market, comply with the EU's body ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Trade Preference Erosion

    Measurement and Policy Response

    Series series Trade and Development
    The multilateral trade system rests on the principle of nondiscrimination. Unilateral trade preferences granted by developed countries can help beneficiary countries but can create tensions between 'preferred' developing countries--typically beneficiaries from pre-existing colonial regimes--and other developing countries. There is also concern about the potential erosion of these preferences ... Read more

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  • Global Integration And Technology Transfer

    The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developing countries have long sought to use both national policies and international agreements to stimulate ITD. The ?correct? policy intervention, if any, depends critically upon the channels through which ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Turkey

    Economic Reform and Accession to the European Union

    Series series Trade and Development
    What requirements must Turkeyâ€"the largest country among the candidate and accession countriesâ€"meet to join the European Union? What progress has been made toward meeting them? This timely volume analyzes the economic challenges confronting Turkey in its quest to accede to the European Union (EU). It focuses on the extent to which Turkey is ready to join the Single Market, comply with the EU's ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Economic Development And Multilateral Trade Cooperation

    This is a critical period for the WTO and for realizing the potential of trade as a driver of growth and poverty reduction. It is time for good intentions to be translated into solid multilateral agreements that promote development, and it is high time that the rich countries tore down their barriers. But trade agreements by themselves cannot guarantee growth and poverty reduction: aid for trade ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Global Integration and Technology Transfer

    Series series Trade and Development
    The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developing countries have long sought to use both national policies and international agreements to stimulate ITD. The 'correct' policy intervention, if any, depends critically upon the channels through which ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus