The Uruguay Round and beyond
Subtitle: essays in honor of Arthur Dunkel
By: edited by Jagdish Bhagwati, Mathias Hirsch.
Contributors: Dunkel, Arthur, 1932-; Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-; Hirsch, Mathias.
Series: Studies in international economics; Studies in international economics (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Ann Arbor, Mich]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization); Commercial policy.; Foreign trade regulation.
Description: This collection of essays is dedicated to Arthur Dunkel who presided over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) between 1980 and 1993. As Director-General during a crucial period for international trade, he is credited with being the chief architect of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, saving it from failure and laying the groundwork for a new institution, the World Trade Organization (WTO), which entered into force in 1995.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.