Conflict, chaos and confusion : the crisis in the international trading system / William A. Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr, William A.

Contributor:

Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign trade regulation.

International economic relations.

International trade.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After 15 years the WTO is not functioning as envisioned and is faced with many new trade challenges - climate change, terrorism, pandemics, genetically modified organisms, food safety - which it is ill-equipped to handle. Conflict, Chaos and Confusion sheds light on this deep and acute crisis, focusing on contentious and complex new trade issues and how they will affect international trade in the future. William Kerr demonstrates that there is no obvious way forward out of the current antagonistic climate. In the absence of any constructive initiatives the system appears chaotic. Everyone from

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part 1: The institutions of international trade; Chapter 1: A new world chaos? International institutions in the information age; Chapter 2: Taming the dragon: the WTO after the accession of China; Chapter 3: Homeland security and the rules of international trade; Chapter 4: A club no more - the WTO after Doha; Part II: Economic issues in international commercial policy; Chapter 5: International harmonisation and the gains from trade; Chapter 6: Dumping - one of those economic myths

Chapter 7: Special and differential treatment: a mechanism to promote development?Chapter 8: Science-based rules of trade - a mantra for some, anathema for others; Chapter 9: The efficacy of TRIPS: incentives, capacity and threats; Chapter 10: Enjoying a good port with a clear conscience: geographic indicators, rent seeking and development; Chapter 11: Recession, international trade and the fallacies of composition; Part III: The conduct of trade negotiations; Chapter 12: Vested interests in queuing and the loss of the WTO's club good: the long-run costs of US bilateralism

Chapter 13: Too smart for their own good! Complexity, capacity and credence in trade negotiationsChapter 14: Trade agreements: the important role of transparency; Chapter 15: 'Waiting for Godot' or riding the Orient Express? Trade negotiations and the global audience; Part IV: The future of the international trading system; Chapter 16: Is it time to re-think the WTO? A return to the basics; Chapter 17: The changing nature of protectionism: are 'free traders' up to the challenges it presents?

Chapter 18: Who should make the rules of trade? The complex issue of multilateral environmental agreementsChapter 19: Political precaution, pandemics and protectionism; Chapter 20: International trade education: do we need a new model for the global market?; Index

Notes:

A collection of essays originally published in the Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-94135-6

9786612941351

1-84980-818-X

OCLC:

700702043