Issues in World Trade Policy: GATT at the Crossroads

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Decay of the Trade Relations System....Pages 17-31
Should Unconditional MFN Be Revived, Retired or Recast?....Pages 32-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Market Disturbances and the Multifibre Arrangement....Pages 61-92
International Effects of Agricultural Policies....Pages 93-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Policies Towards Market Disturbance....Pages 121-139
Free Trade Zones and Their Relation to GATT....Pages 140-151
The Choice of Instrument for Industry Protection....Pages 152-174
Protection Through Government Procurement....Pages 175-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The Interplay of Law and Economics in International Trade Regulation....Pages 193-221
The Political Economy of Protection in Eleven Industrial Countries....Pages 222-237
Why Have US Tariffs Fallen Since 1930?....Pages 238-256
Ideas Count, Words Inform....Pages 257-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Summary....Pages 283-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-297