Developing countries in the GATT legal system / Robert E. Hudec ; with an introduction by J. Michael Finger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudec, Robert E., author.

Contributor:

Finger, J. Michael (Joseph Michael), 1939- writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization).

Tariff--Law and legislation--Developing countries.

Tariff.

Foreign trade regulation--Developing countries.

Foreign trade regulation.

Tariff--Law and legislation.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In this reissued edition of the classic work Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System, Robert E. Hudec's clear insight on the situation of developing countries within the international trade system is once again made available. Hudec is regarded as one of the most prominent commentators on the evolution of the current international trade regime, and this long out-of-print book offers his analysis of the dynamics playing out between developed and developing nations. A significant contribution when the book was first published, this work continues to serve as a thoughtful and important guide to how current and future trade policy must seriously adapt to the demands of the developing world. This new edition includes a new introduction by J. Michael Finger that examines Hudec's work to understand how the GATT got into its current historical-institutional predicament and the lasting impact of his work on current research on international trade systems.

Contents:

pt. 1. A history of the legal relationship. Post-war negotiations on trade liberalization ; First decade of the GATT, 1948-1957 ; Demands for a new legal relationship, 1958-1963 ; Defining the new relationship, 1964-1971 ; Testing the new relationship, 1972-1979 ; Developments in the 1980s : form without substance

part 2. A legal critique of the GATT's current policy. Basic elements of the legal criticism ; Separating legal and economic issues ; Impact of GATT legal policy on internal decision-making ; Impact on decisions in other governments : non-reciprocity ; Impact on decisions in other governments : preferences ; First steps towards a better legal policy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511976810

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