The WTO Primer: Tracing Trades Visible Hand Through Case Studies [Paperback]

This book describes the WTO from its post-WWII beginnings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through a series of negotiated enhancements of these agreements. It describes the WTO's origins, structure, and growing pains as it has had to face challenges from within and without.Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GATT/WTO The Gatt Rounds The Uruguay Round and the Creation of the WTO The WTO: Structures, Issues and Challenges PART II: THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: CASES AND CONTROVERSIES The Great Banana War The Beef Over Beef: Food Safety Standards and the WTO Enter the Dragon: China's Accession into the WTO The Battle in Seattle PART III: THE LOOK TO THE FUTURE The New Found: Doha and Cancun Conclusions: Foundations for the New Round

Buterbaugh and Fulton provide a highly accessible account of the history and trajectory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that can be useful to the novice reader interested in learning about the organization, or the observer aiming to understand its complex institutional matrix. - Choice