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The evolution of the trade regime : politics, law, and economics of the GATT and the WTO / John H. Barton ... [et al.]. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. - xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-231) and index.

Political analysis of the trade regime -- Creating constituencies and rules for open markets -- The politics of the GATT/WTO legal system: legislative and judicial processes -- Expanding trade rules and conventions: designing new agreements at the border -- Extending trade rules to domestic regulations: developing "behind the border" instruments -- Expansion of GATT/WTO membership and the proliferation of regional groups -- Accommodating nonstate actors: representation of interests, ideas, and information in a state-centric system.

ISBN: 0691124507 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780691124506 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005045400

Subjects--Corporate Names:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)
World Trade Organization.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Free trade.
Foreign trade regulation.
Regionalism.
Trade blocs.
Free trade--Political aspects.

LC Class. No.: HF1713 / .E96 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 382/.92