This book is part of a wider project on the economic logic behind the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). This volume asks: What does the historical record indicate about the aims and objectives of the framers of the GATT? Where did the provisions of the GATT come from and how did they evolve through various international meetings and drafts? To what extent does the historical record provide support for one or more of the economic rationales for the GATT? This book examines the motivations and contributions of the two main framers of the GATT, the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the smaller role of other countries. The framers desired a commercial agreement on trade practices as well as negotiated reductions in trade barriers. Both were sought as a way to expand international trade to promote world prosperity, restrict the use of discriminatory policies to reduce conflict over trade, and thereby establish economic foundations for maintaining world peace.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521515610
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94744195
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law
Author
Petros C. Mavroidis, Alan O. Sykes, Douglas A. Irwin
Publication Name
The Genesis of the Gatt
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
640g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Petros C. Mavroidis, Douglas A. Irwin, Alan O. Sykes
Series Title
The American Law Institute Reporters Studies on Wto Law