Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms - Hardcover

Goode, Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052188506X ISBN 13: 9780521885065

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This is an accessible guide to the vocabulary used in trade negotiations. It explains about 2,500 terms and concepts in simple language. Its main emphasis is on the multilateral trading system represented by the agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition it covers many of the trade-related activities, outcomes and terms used in other international organizations, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the OECD. The last five years have seen a rapid spread in the formation of free-trade areas in all parts of the world. This dictionary allocates generous space to the vocabulary associated with such agreements. It offers clear explanations, for example, of the concepts used in the administration of preferential rules of origin. Additional areas covered include emerging trade issues and issues based particularly on developing-country concerns.

About this title

Book Description:

This dictionary describes in simple terms about 2,500 terms, expressions and events covering the history of multilateral and preferential trade negotiations since the creation of the GATT in 1947, as well as the activities of other international organizations with an interest in the rules governing global trade.

About the Author:

Dr Walter Goode is Director, Trade and Investment Liberalisation Section, APEC Taskforce, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 052188506X
• ISBN 13: 9780521885065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 542