The Economics of the World Trading System

by Robert W Staiger, Kyle Bagwell, Robert W. Staiger

Book Overview

World trade is governed by the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The WTO sets rules of conduct for the international trade of goods and services and for intellectual property rights, provides a forum for multinational negotiations to resolve trade problems, and has a formal mechanism for dispute settlement. It is the primary institution working, through rule-based bargaining,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262524341
• ISBN13: 9780262524346
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher