The Truth about Trade: The Real Impact of Liberalization

ISBN-13: 9781848132979 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 192 str.

Clive George

Opis

Clive George's provocative book examines the evidence both for and against world trade. He exposes the myths, and presents challenging new proposals for comprehensive reform.  Based on ten years of in-depth research into the impacts of the trade agreements that are forged in the World Trade Organization and through regional negotiations it reveals that few of the claims made by the major players stand up to scrutiny, while many of the counter-claims lack rigor in their analysis of key issues.  From its analysis of the relationships between trade, social transformation, economic growth and environmental sustainability, the book concludes with proposals for how the rules by which trade is governed might be reformed to help tackle the world's most pressing problems instead of making them worse.

Spis treści

Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part I: Agendas 1. From the Corn Laws to Seattle 2. A matter for negotiation 3. Claims and counter-claims Part II: Impacts 4. Climbing the development ladder 5. Food for thought 6. Invisible earnings 7. TRIPs abroad 8. Filling the gaps 9. The rules of the game Part III: Responses 10. Out-flanking measures 11. Rewriting the rules 12. An end and a beginning About the Author Bibliography Notes and References