Expanding Frontiers of Global Trade Rules: The Political Economy Dynamics of the International Trading System (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy) - Hardcover

Nanda, Nitya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415442958 ISBN 13: 9780415442954

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

This book analyses one of the most controversial areas in the political economy of international trade, namely the issues surrounding the creation of new ‘trade rules’. Various concerns are addressed, including the environment, labour standards, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, competition policy, investment and government procurement, to many conventional trade topics including the trade and development linkage.

Nanda combines theoretical analysis with valuable insights derived from interactions with trade negotiators, politicians and activists, arguing for a dynamic policy framework, particularly in developing countries, with regular upgrading. He questions the effectiveness of the current global trade order in promoting development, highlighting not only the inability of conventional economics to capture the reality of international trade but also the neglect of some basic principles of economics. Nanda also argues that the WTO is not the right forum for addressing development issues because trade liberalization has traditionally been its objective.

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About the Author

Nitya Nanda is Fellow with the Centre for Global Agreements, Legislation and Trade at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415442958
• ISBN 13: 9780415442954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214