|
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International trade
|
Buy Now
The Truth about Trade - The Real Impact of Liberalization (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,065
Discovery Miles 10 650
|
|
|
The Truth about Trade - The Real Impact of Liberalization (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Is it really true that the trade agreements pursued in the World
Trade Organisation and through regional negotiations are vital for
eliminating world poverty and achieving a sustainable future? Or is
trade liberalization the villain of the piece? Clive George's
provocative book examines the evidence, exposes the myths, and
presents challenging new proposals for comprehensive reform of the
global trading system. Based on ten years of in-depth research into
the impacts of trade agreements on sustainable development, it
reveals that few of the claims made by the major players stand up
to scrutiny, while many of the counter-claims lack rigour in their
analysis of key issues. It cuts through the rhetoric with
illuminating anecdotes from the author's experience of working with
trade negotiators, to present a more realistic view of their
motives and the outcomes they achieve. Each of the components of
the negotiation agenda is examined in turn, to identify the most
likely economic, social and environmental impacts of liberalising
trade in manufactured goods, agriculture, services, investment,
intellectual property rights and the other rules by which trade is
governed. In some cases the rhetoric approximates to reality while
in many others the negotiated outcomes do more harm than good to
both development and its environmental sustainability. From its
analysis of the relationships between trade, social transformation,
economic growth and environmental integrity, the book concludes
with proposals for how the world trade regime might be reformed to
help tackle the world's most pressing problems instead of making
them worse.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
