Australia and the Global Trade System From Havana to Seattle [Paperback]

This 2001 book covers Australia's trade policies, its commercial diplomacy, and its place in the global political economy.Australia and the Global Trade System, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive account of Australia's role in developing and maintaining the multilateral trade system from its origins in 1947 to the present day.Australia and the Global Trade System, first published in 2001, provides a comprehensive account of Australia's role in developing and maintaining the multilateral trade system from its origins in 1947 to the present day.Australia and the World Trade System provides a comprehensive account of Australia's role in developing and maintaining the multilateral trade system from its origins in 1947 to the present day. This book, based on archival sources and oral interviews, makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Australia's trade policies, its commercial diplomacy, and its role and position in the global political economy.Introduction; 1. International trade and the origins of the GATT; 2. Australia joins, 1947: national sovereignty versus the benefits of liberal trade; 3. Antipodean dissatisfaction: the GATT Review, 19545; 4. The balancing act: bilateralism and Australian trade with the UK and Japan; 5. Free rider or out rider? The Kennedy and Tokyo Rounds; 6. The problem that won't go away: Australia and agricultural trade protectionism; 7. Australia's finest hour? The Uruguay Round and the Cairns Group; 8. Coercive multilateralism? The Uruguay Round, TRIPS and TRIMS; Conclusion. Meticulously researched and densely descriptive... Canadian Journal of Political Science