World Trade Politics :

Deese, David A.

World Trade Politics : Power, Principles and Leadership / David A. Deese. - London : Routledge, c2008. - xiv, 224 p. : 24 cm.

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles, power, and leadership : why study international political leadership and the global trade regime -- What is political leadership in international relations? How can it be studied in institutionalized negotiations? -- The founding: World War II to the turbulent 1970s : early GATT rounds and the ITO collapse: contrasting the Dillon and Kennedy rounds -- The Tokyo round launch: 1973, GATT, 1975, 1995: from endangered species to unprecedented authority -- The glass is one half empty: non-GATT governed trade policy and protection of 1970s-1980s -- Closing the Tokyo round -- More than anyone expected, a new WTO -- Foundations for the future: can the WTO become relevant to development and its least developed members? -- The "tear gas" ministerial: why Seattle failed in 1999 -- Doha, 2001, and the new "development round" -- The meaning of collapse at Cancun, Mexico, 2003 -- Why international institutions fail and succeed -- Insights for WTO reform -- How, when, and why international institutions work best.

9780415774048 (hardback) 0415774047 (hardback) 9780415774055 (pbk.) 0415774055 (pbk.) 9780203946039 (ebook) 0203946030 (ebook)

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World Trade Organization.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)


International relations.
International trade.
International economic relations.
Political leadership.

JZ1318 / .D432 2007

382.92 / DEE