GATT and global order in the postwar era / Francine McKenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenzie, Francine, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization).

International trade.

Foreign trade regulation.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 323 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and global order in the postwar era

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"After the Second World War, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) promoted trade liberalization to help make the world prosperous and peaceful. Francine McKenzie uses case studies of the Cold War, the creation of the EEC and other regional trade agreements, development, and agriculture, to show that trade is a primary goal of foreign policy, a dominant (and divisive) aspect of international relations, and a vital component of global order. She unpacks the many ways in which trade was politicised and the layers of meaning associated with trade; trade policies, as well as disputes about trade, communicated ideas, hopes and fears that were linked to larger questions of identity, sovereignty, and status. This study reveals how the economic and political dimensions of foreign policy and international engagement intersected, showing that trade was not only instrumentalised in the service of particular policies or relations but that it was also an essential aspect of international relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Accidental Organization: Origins and Early Years of GATT

2. `An Arrow in the Western World's Quiver': The Cold War Challenge to GATT

3. `Take It or Leave It': The EEC Challenge to GATT

4. `Spread Like the Plague': The Regional Challenge to GATT

5. `Rich-Man's Club': The Development Challenge to GATT

6. `Agricultural Anarchy': The Agriculture Challenge to GATT.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: McKenzie, Francine, 1967- Gatt and global order in the postwar era

ISBN:

9781108494892

1108494897

OCLC:

1121138360