The Genesis of the GATT
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- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2009年5月
- ISBN 9780521142069
- 定价 558.20
内容简介
This2008bookispartofawiderprojectontheeconomiclogicbehindtheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT).Thisvolumeasks:WhatdoesthehistoricalrecordindicateabouttheaimsandobjectivesoftheframersoftheGATT?WheredidtheprovisionsoftheGATTcomefromandhowdidtheyevolvethroughvariousinternationalmeetingsanddrafts?TowhatextentdoesthehistoricalrecordprovidesupportforoneormoreoftheeconomicrationalesfortheGATT?ThisbookexaminesthemotivationsandcontributionsofthetwomainframersoftheGATT,theUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom,aswellasthesmallerroleofothercountries.Theframersdesiredacommercialagreementontradepracticesaswellasnegotiatedreductionsintradebarriers.Bothweresoughtasawaytoexpandinternationaltradetopromoteworldprosperity,restricttheuseofdiscriminatorypoliciestoreduceconflictovertrade,andtherebyestablisheconomicfoundationsformaintainingworldpeace.
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