Sweet Talk

Paternalism and Collective Action in North-South Trade Relations

J. P. Singh (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2017 | New edition
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5036-0104-8 (ISBN)

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Developed nations strive to create the impression that their hearts and pockets bleed for the developing world. Yet, the global North continues to offer unfavorable trade terms to the global South. Truly fair trade would make reciprocal concessions to developing countries while allowing them to better their own positions. However, five hundred years of colonial racism and post-colonial paternalism have undermined trade negotiations.

While urging developing countries to participate in trade, the North offers empty deals to "partners" that it regards as unequal. Using a mixed-methods approach, J. P. Singh exposes the actual position beneath the North's image of benevolence and empathy: either join in the type of trade that developed countries offer, or be cast aside as obstreperous and unwilling. Singh reveals how the global North ultimately bars developing nations from flourishing. His findings chart a path forward, showing that developing nations can garner favorable concessions by drawing on unique strengths and through collective advocacy. Sweet Talk offers a provocative rethinking of how far our international relations have come and how far we still have to go.

J.P. Singh is Chair and Professor of Culture and Political Economy and Director of the Centre for Cultural Relations at the University of Edinburgh. Singh is the author of seven books and Series Editor of Emerging Frontiers in the Global Economy.

1. Introduction: The Subtext of North–South Relations
2. Who Is Served by Paternalism?
3. GATT and the Developing World before the Uruguay Round
4. Unequal Partners in Merchandise Trade
5. An Uneven Playing Field in Agricultural Negotiations
6. Big Disparities in Services and Intellectual Property
7. Conclusion: The End of Sweet Talk

Erscheinungsdatum	11.01.2017
Reihe/Serie	Emerging Frontiers in the Global Economy
Zusatzinfo	6 figures, 30 tables
Verlagsort	Palo Alto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-5036-0104-8 / 1503601048
ISBN-13	978-1-5036-0104-8 / 9781503601048
Zustand	Neuware