International Trade Law (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
Drawn from across a number of disciplines, the studies in this key volume explore current and recent issues in international trade law. Contributors outline the principles of international trade, present the theoretical explanation for the effects of trade policy and examine trade law in operation, allowing readers to understand the process by which international trade operates.
Contents:
Part I General Principles of International Trade:
Paul R. Krugman (1987) Is Free Trade Passe?
Michael J. Trebilcock (1988) The Case for Free Trade.
Part II Trade Politics: The Theory of Rent Seeking:
Anne O. Krueger (1974) The Political Economy of the Rent-Seeking Society
Jagdish N. Bhagwati (1982) Directly Unproductive, Profit-Seeking (DUP) Activities.
Part III Trade Policies in Action: Liberalism or Protectionism?:
Judith Goldstein (1986) The Political Economy of Trade: Institutions of Protection
J. M. Finger, H. Keith Hall, and Douglas R. Nelson (1982) The Political Economy of Administered Protection
Kenneth W. Abbott (1985) The Trading Nation's Dilemma: The Functions of the Law of International Trade.
Part IV Design and Implementation of The Trade Laws:
Alan O. Sykes (1991) Protectionism as a "Safeguard": A Positive Analysis of the GATT "Escape Clause" with Normative Speculations
Charles J. Goetz, Lloyd Granet and Warren F. Schwartz (1986) The Meaning of "Subsidy" and "Injury" in the Countervailing Duty Law
John J. Barcel� III (1972) Antidumping Laws as Barriers to Trade - The United States and the International Antidumping Code
Richard D. Boltuck (1987) An Economic Analysis of Dumping
Ronald A. Cass and Michael S. Knoll (1997) The Economics of "Injury" in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases: A Reply to Professor Sykes
Douglas A. Irwin (2000) Do We Need the WTO?
Robert E. Hudec (1987) "Transcending the Ostensible": Some Reflections on the Nature of Litigation Between Governments
John H. Jackson (2001) The WTO "Constitution" and Proposed Reforms: Seven "Mantras" Revisited
John O. McGinnis and Mark L. Movsesian (2000) The World Trade Constitution.
Name index.
About the Author:About the Editors: Ronald A. Cass, Boston University School of Law, USA and Michael S. Knoll, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton School, USA
SYNOPSIS
Cass (Boston U. School of Law) and Knoll (U. of Pennsylvania Law School) gather 16 previously published essays in international trade law theory. After discussing general principles of international trade theory, separate sections examine issues of rent seeking and protectionism. Five essays then examine the design and implementation of particular international trade laws. Final papers look at international trade institutions in general and the World Trade Organization in particular. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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