Overview
Free trade lies at the heart of the new era of globalization. This is a review of the history of 20th-century trade agreements, tracing what happened to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) before the USA pushed the world into the Uruguay Round. This renegotiation of the rules of international trade, enshrined in the World Trade Organisation agreements, is now taking free trade much further than ever before. The author examines the benefits and hidden costs of the WTO Agreements, their implications for weaker economies and their likely consequences in terms of environmental protection, labour standards and political sovereignty. Alternatives do exist, he argues, to an over-reliance on free trade. These include managed trade, fair trade and self-reliant trade. He also sets out a series of innovative proposals for reforming the WTO, IMF and World Bank.
Full Product Details
Author: Graham Dunkley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.315kg
ISBN: 9781856497695
ISBN 10: 1856497690
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 March 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'This book goes a long way towards redressing the imbalance in the debate on the desirability of free trade. Graham Dunkley's incisive analysis shows that resistance may be preferable to adaptation. - Business SA 'A valuable contribution [which] provides not only useful background material to current trade issues and related theoretical debate but also, in the context of robust criticism of present directions, alternative policy advice. ... This plea for the right of communities to control their own destiny 'is able to provide an interesting insight into the variety of special interests which have helped to promote an opening of the global economy, yet also rise in regionalism and selective protectionism.' - Chris Scholl, International Politics
'Goes a long way towards redressing the imbalance in the debate on the desirability of free trade. Graham Dunkley's incisive analysis shows that resistance may be preferable to adaptation.' Business SA 'Provides an interesting insight into the variety of special interests which have helped to promote an opening of the global economy, while fuelling regionalism and selective protectionism.' Chris Scholl, International Politics 'Provide a thoroughly useful guide to the issues involved.' Ali Mchumo, Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)
Author Information
Dr Graham Dunkley is a senior lecturer in economics in the Faculty of Business, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
