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Seeking common ground : Canada-U.S. trade dispute settlement policies in the nineties

Author: Andrew D M Anderson
Publisher: Boulder : Westview Press, 1995.
Series: Political economy of global interdependence.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
Summary:
This book examines what is arguably the most critical and controversial issue of the 1989. Free Trade Agreement signed by the United States and Canada: dispute settlement mechanisms. Debates over this issue have sharpened as the number and intensity of trade disputes have risen due to increasing international competition. More and more groups are calling for the United States to adopt trade policies that will counter
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Anderson, Andrew D. M.
Seeking common ground.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1995
(OCoLC)605567825
Online version:
Anderson, Andrew D. M.
Seeking common ground.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1995
(OCoLC)622063705
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Andrew D M Anderson
ISBN: 0813387523 9780813387529
OCLC Number: 31607679
Description: x, 313 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. Corporations and the Capture of Trade Policy --
2. Domesticating the GATT: The Design and Use of the U.S. and Canadian Trade Law Systems --
3. Discriminatory Practices in the U.S. and Canadian "Unfair" Trade Law Systems --
4. Resolving International Trade Disputes: The GATT Multilateral and the Canada-U.S. FTA Bilateral DSM Process --
5. An Economic Evaluation of the DSMs in the Canada-U.S. FTA: Chapter Nineteen --
6. North American FTAs, Consumer Welfare, and the Resolution of General Trade Disputes --
7. An Examination of the 1994 GATT Subsidies Code Procedures --
8. Prioritizing an Agenda for Trade Dispute Settlement in North America.
Series Title: Political economy of global interdependence.
Responsibility: Andrew D.M. Anderson.

Abstract:

This book examines what is arguably the most critical and controversial issue of the 1989. Free Trade Agreement signed by the United States and Canada: dispute settlement mechanisms. Debates over this issue have sharpened as the number and intensity of trade disputes have risen due to increasing international competition. More and more groups are calling for the United States to adopt trade policies that will counter the "unfair" practices of foreign governments. Others argue that such policies will jeopardize the success of NAFTA and skew world trade systems.

Andrew D.M. Anderson explores this central debate, considering whether the United States will accept international agreements on the mechanisms to settle trade disputes or will resort to the "strong arm" of its political system. His careful and detailed analysis surveys the development of dispute settlement mechanisms, discusses the expectations of the countries that have agreed to them, and evaluates whether the mechanisms are being successfully implemented.

Drawing comparisons to the successes and, more important, to the failures of the present GATT accord, Anderson finds that the role of the United States - and its degree of willingness (or unwillingness) to accept the dispute settlement apparatus - has significant ramifications for future, broader agreements on resolving international trade disputes. This book is essential reading for anyone trying to stay current with NAFTA debates, including policymakers, political scientists, economists, and specialists on international trade.

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