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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Development of the Global Trading System
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Tariff Matters
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Non-Tariff Matters
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Sectors
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About this book
The book examines the current world trading regime and the prospects for freer trade in the future. It describes the trade negotiations known as the Uruguay Round which took place in the context of the GATT and which led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization at the end of 1994. The book contains a brief summary of the history of the negotiations and GATT rules in each case - drawing on the author's first-hand experience - but focuses more on the results of the negotiations themselves. It contains up to date information on advances in the trade field since the Round in such areas as telecoms and information technology. It discusses the main issues the WTO will have to confront in the future.
About the author
BRIAN McDONALD is Deputy Head of the European Commission Office in Hong Kong. Previous appointments included postings to the GATT, the OECD and the United Nations. The posting to the GATT included the negotiations on the Tokyo Round. He has been an official of the European Commission since 1973.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The World Trading System
Book Subtitle: The Uruguay Round and Beyond
Authors: Brian McDonald
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230379701
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37970-1Published: 30 July 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 319