Developing Countries And The Multilateral Trading System: From Gatt To The Uruguay Round And The Future

by T. N. Srinivasan

Overview

This book provides a historical perspective of the Uruguay Round agreement and focuses on the interaction between the developed and developing countries on matters relating to the global trading system and its disciplines since the founding of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367009892
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/28/2020
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

T.N. Srinivasan

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The GATT, the ITO, and the WTO: Geneva 1947 to Marrakech 1994 through Havana 1947–1948 3. Developing Countries and the GATT: Havana 1947–1948 to Tokyo 1979 4. The GATT: A Negotiating History Between Tokyo 1979 and Marrakech 1994 5. Achievements and Failures of the Uruguay Round: Market Access for Goods 6. Issues Other than Market Access for Goods: Services, TRIMs and TRIPs, Safeguards, Dispute-Settlement, and Nontariff Measures 7. Subregionalism, Regionalism, and Multilateralism 8. Trade, the Environment, and Labor Standards 9. Making the Best out of the Post-Uruguay Round World: Institutional Innovations and Reforms in Developing Countries 10. Cooperation Among the Multilateral Economic Institutions 11. Summary and Conclusions 12. Postscript

Editorial Reviews

Assesses the interaction between developing countries and the multilateral trading system from the end of WWII to the present and places the achievements and failures of the Uruguay Round in that context. Traces the history of GATT since its origin in 1947 and discusses the extent to which the flaws of GATT have been rectified in the newly established World Trade Organization (WTO). Describes developing countries' participation in GATT and looks at possible future linkages between trade policies and environmental and labor standards. Concludes with analysis of the impact of possible interaction between the WTO, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank on developing countries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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