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    Conflict, chaos and confusion : the crisis in the international trading system / William A. Kerr.

    • Title:Conflict, chaos and confusion : the crisis in the international trading system / William A. Kerr.
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    • Author/Creator:Kerr, William A. (William Alexander)
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade.
    • Published/Created:Cheltenham, UK : Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Foreign trade regulation.
      Commercial policy.
    • Description:ix, 196 pages ; 24 cm.
    • Summary:"In association with the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade."
    • Notes:"In association with the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade."
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781849804486 (hbk. : alk. paper)
      1849804486 (hbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. new world chaos? International institutions in the information age
      2. Taming the dragon: the WTO after the accession of China
      3. Homeland security and the rules of international trade / A.L. Hobbs
      4. club no more
      the WTO after Doha / A.L. Hobbs
      5. International harmonisation and the gains from trade / A.L. Hobbs
      6. Dumping
      one of those economic myths / A.L. Hobbs
      7. Special and differential treatment: a mechanism to promote development? / A.L. Hobbs
      8. Science-based rules of trade
      a mantra for some, anathema for others / A.L. Hobbs
      9. efficacy of TRIPS: incentives, capacity and threats / A.L. Hobbs
      10. Enjoying a good port with a clear conscience: geographic indicators, rent seeking and development / A.L. Hobbs
      11. Recession, international trade and the fallacies of composition / A.L. Hobbs
      12. Vested interests in queuing and the loss of the WTO's club good: the long-run costs of US bilateralism / A.L. Hobbs
      13. Too smart for their own good! Complexity, capacity and credence in trade negotiations / A.L. Hobbs
      14. Trade agreements: the important role of transparency / A.L. Hobbs
      15. 'Waiting for Godot' or riding the Orient Express? Trade negotiations and the global audience / A.L. Hobbs
      16. Is it time to re-think the WTO? A return to the basics / A.L. Hobbs
      17. changing nature of protectionism: are 'free traders' up to the challenges it presents? / A.L. Hobbs
      18. Who should make the rules of trade? The complex issue of multilateral environmental agreements / A.L. Hobbs
      19. Political precaution, pandemics and protectionism / A.L. Hobbs
      20. International trade education: do we need a new model for the global market? / A.L. Hobbs.
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