Description
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but it has already generated a mountain of debate, controversy, and outrage. Rulings on beef hormones and tuna-dolphin cases provide explicit examples of how the organization regulates into areas of individual consumer choice,
ethical preferences, and cultural habits. The deep and far-ranging impact of the WTO on peoples' everyday lives means that it is not just an institution of interest to economists, but to everyone, a fact that was perhaps most graphically illustrated by the demonstrations that have become a regular
feature associated with high-level meetings of the WTO. This book provides a carefully considered explanation of what the WTO is, what it does, and how it goes about executing its tasks, and gives a clear understanding of the mandate, structure, and functioning of the WTO that is essential to
appreciating the controversy behind the organization.
Author: Amrita Narlikar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/03/2005
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780192806086
ISBN10: 0192806084
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | International | Economics & Trade
ethical preferences, and cultural habits. The deep and far-ranging impact of the WTO on peoples' everyday lives means that it is not just an institution of interest to economists, but to everyone, a fact that was perhaps most graphically illustrated by the demonstrations that have become a regular
feature associated with high-level meetings of the WTO. This book provides a carefully considered explanation of what the WTO is, what it does, and how it goes about executing its tasks, and gives a clear understanding of the mandate, structure, and functioning of the WTO that is essential to
appreciating the controversy behind the organization.
Author: Amrita Narlikar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/03/2005
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780192806086
ISBN10: 0192806084
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | International | Economics & Trade
About the Author
Amrita Narlikar is University Lecturer in International Relations at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge. She held a lectureship at the University of Exeter (2003-04) and a Junior Research Fellowship at St John's College, Oxford (1999-2003). Her research interests lie in the areas of trade negotiations, developing countries and international economic organizations.