Research Catalog

Title

The WTO and the political economy of trade policy / edited by Wilfred J. Ethier and Arye L. Hillman.

Publication

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, ©2008.

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Additional Authors

• Ethier, Wilfred J. (Wilfred John)
• Hillman, Arye L.

Description

xix, 599 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"This volume brings together the key contributions to the academic literature on the subject of the political economy of trade policy. Topics covered include unilateral and multilateral trade policies, international trade agreements and administered protection. In their comprehensive introduction, the editors present an insightful discussion of the political economy approach, the development of mulitlateral trade agreements, the trade and internal motives that guide unilateral trade policy and the features that characterise unilateralism. This volume is essential for professors, researchers and policy makers concerned with international trade policy."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Critical perspectives on the global trading system and the WTO ; 16

Uniform Title

Critical perspectives on the global trading system and the WTO ; 16.

Subject

• World Trade Organization
• World Trade Organization
• Commercial policy
• International trade
• Außenwirtschaftspolitik
• Welthandel
• Weltwirtschaft

Genre/Form

Aufsatzsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Wilfred J. Ethier and Arye L. Hillman -- Unilateral trade policies -- International trade agreements -- Nondiscrimination in multilateral trade agreements -- Administered protection and multilateral trade agreements.

ISBN

• 9781845422059
• 1845422058

LCCN

2007937724

OCLC

• ocn181069401
• 181069401
• SCSB-1562363

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library