Title: The world trading system
Description: Two basic premises of The World Trading System are that economic concerns are central to foreign affairs, and that national economies are growing more interdependent. The author presents the economic principle of international trade policy and then examines how they operate under real-world constraints. In particular, he examines the extremely elaborate system of rules that governs international economic relations.

Until now, the bulk of international trade policy has addressed trade in goods; issues inadequately addressed by policy include trade in services, intellectual property rights, certain investment measures, and agriculture.

The author highlights the tension between legal rules, designed to create predictability and stability, and the government's need to make "exceptions" to solve short-term problems. He also looks at weaknesses of international trade policy, especially as it applies to developing countries and "economies in transition." He concludes with a look at issues that will shape international trade policy well into the twenty-first century.
Subjects: International economic relations, Law and legislation, Foreign trade regulation, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Tariff, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Internationale handel, GATT 1947, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 October 30), Völkerrechtlicher Vertrag, Comercio exterior, Tarif douanier, Commerce extérieur, Weltwirtschaft, Arancel de aduana, Welthandel, GATT, Relaciones economicas internacionales, Droit commercial international, Relations économiques internationales, Réglementation, Tarieven, Droit, Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht, Regulaciones, Leyes y legislacion, International law, Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce (Organisation), Foreign trade, Commerce international, LAW, International, International trade