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Description

1. x, 313 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Series statement

1. Political economy of global interdependence

Uniform title

1. Political economy of global interdependence

Subject

1. GATT
2. North American Free Trade Agreement (1992)
3. Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (1988)
4. Dumping (International trade) > Law and legislation > United States
5. Antidumping duties > Law and legislation > United States
6. Arbitration and award > United States
7. Dumping (International trade) > Law and legislation > Canada
8. Antidumping duties > Law and legislation > Canada
9. Arbitration and award > Canada
10. Antidumping duties > Law and legislation
11. Arbitration and award
12. Dumping (International trade) > Law and legislation
13. Economics
14. Southern African Customs Union
15. International trade
16. TRADE DISPUTES
17. TRADE POLICY
18. COMMERCIAL LAW
19. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
20. CANADA
21. UNITED STATES
22. INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
23. Canada
24. United States

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-295) and index.