World Trade Organization (eBook)

A Beginner's Guide

David Collins (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
224 Seiten
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78074-579-4 (ISBN)

Infos

One of the most important yet least understood organizations in the world, the WTO is a lynchpin of globalization, allowing us to enjoy products and services from around the globe. However, it also lays bare the frailty of many industries, leading some to claim that it stokes unemployment and harms the developing world. In this engaging introduction, David Collins examines the goals of the WTO and the difficulties experienced by member countries struggling to adapt to the pressures of globalization. Refuting the argument that the WTO should expand its mandate to cover wider social issues, Collins demonstrates how this would confuse the organization's primary objective to liberalize international trade. With case studies straight from the headlines and clear explanations of complex issues like regional trade agreements and currency manipulation, this lucid exposition is an essential insight into what the WTO does and how it fits into the world we know.

Autor

David Collins is an international trade lawyer who began his legal career practicing commercial litigation in Toronto before becoming a prosecutor for the Attorney General of Ontario in the early 2000s. In 2005 he joined City University London where he continues to teach and carry out research in the area of international trade and investment. He is admitted to practice law in Ontario, New York, and England. He lives in London.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.11.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Steuern / Steuerrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• ISBN-10: 1-78074-579-6 / 1780745796
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78074-579-4 / 9781780745794