Who's afraid of the WTO?
This text is in response to the many misinformed, often exaggerated arguments leveled against the WTO. Kent Jones explains in persuasive and engaging detail the compelling reasons for the WTO's existence and why it is a force for progress toward economic and non-economic goals worldwide
1 online resource (viii, 236 pages)
9780195347302, 9781423746003, 9781280560316, 9780199849819, 0195347307, 1423746007, 1280560312, 0199849811
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Flashpoint trade: the WTO under fire
Why countries trade (and join the WTO)
The adjustment problem and protectionism
Whose trade organization?
The WTO and national sovereignty
Trade policy and the environment
Human rights, labor rights, and trade policy
WTO and the interests of developing countries
NGOs, multinationals, and global trade governance
Conclusion: the gains from trade and the global commons