TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoekman, Bernard M.
AU  - Kostecki, Michel M.
TI  - Political economy of the world trading system : the WTO and beyond
SN  - 0199553777
U1  - 380.1 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Madras,Singapore etc
PB  - Oxford Uni. Press
KW  - Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity
KW  - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - International trade
KW  - Cities and towns -- Developing countries -- Growth
KW  - Cities and towns -- Growth
KW  - Infrastructure (Economics)
KW  - Housing -- Finance
KW  - Developing countries
N1  - CONTENTS: List of Figures  xiii List of Tables  xv List of Abbreviations  xviii Introduction  1 1. The Trading System in Perspective  7 2. The World Trade Organization  57 3. Dispute Settlement and Enforcement of Rules  84 4. Negotiating Forum  131 5. Trade in Goods  184 6. Sector-Specific Multilateral Trade Agreements  269 7. Trade in Services  317 8. Protection of Intellectual Property  370 9. Safeguards and Exceptions  413 10. Preferential Trade Agreements and Regional Integration  474 11. Plurilateral Agreements  512 12. Developing Countries and Economies in Transition  532 13. Towards Deeper Integration? The 'Trade and' Agenda  582 14. Legitimacy, Coherence and Governance  638 15. Where to from Here?  664 Annex 1 GATT/WTO Membership, 2008  671 Annex 2 The Economics of Trade Policy-Basic Concepts  676 Bibliography  700 Index  735
ER  -