00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004571 20221111033941 0010-0520004571 221111################|##########|#eng## 978-0-415-41459-3 eng 382.92 382.92 HOE w Hoekman, Bernard M World Trade Organization : Law, Economics and Politics / Bernard M. Hoekman and Petros C. Mavroidis New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007 xiv, 143 p. ; 22 cm. Indeks : p.137-143 p.134-136 The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most important international organizations in existence today. It contains a set of disciplines that affect the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions, and has helped to support the steady expansion of international trade since the 1950s. It is a unique organization in providing a framework for member states to make binding policy commitments that are enforced through a unique dispute settlement system and a variety of transparency mechanisms. Despite ? or because of ? its success, the WTO has recently become the focus of vociferous protests by anti-globalization activists. This book separates the facts from the propaganda and provides an accessible overview of the WTO's history, structure and policies as well as a discussion of the future of the organization. It also confronts the criticisms of the WTO and assesses their validity. World Trade Organization Foreign trade regulation Petros C. Mavroidis 09999/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10000/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10000/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09999/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09999/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10000/MKRI-P/XI-2008