East Asian Trade after the Uruguay Round [Hardcover]

This book explores the implications of the Uruguay Round for East Asian economies.This volume reviews the effects of the Uruguay Round agreements on the East Asian economies. It assesses the impact of the 'greatest trade agreement in history' on the most dynamic and fastest growing region of the world from an East Asian/West Pacific perspective. It offers an objective examination of the new trading system provided by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which extends to GATT to provide rules for trade in services, intellectual property, agriculture, and a dispute settlement process to resolve trade conflicts.This volume reviews the effects of the Uruguay Round agreements on the East Asian economies. It assesses the impact of the 'greatest trade agreement in history' on the most dynamic and fastest growing region of the world from an East Asian/West Pacific perspective. It offers an objective examination of the new trading system provided by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which extends to GATT to provide rules for trade in services, intellectual property, agriculture, and a dispute settlement process to resolve trade conflicts.This volume reviews the effects of the Uruguay Round agreements on the East Asian economies. It assesses the impact of the greatest trade agreement in history on the most dynamic and fastest growing region of the world from an East Asian/West Pacific perspective. It offers an objective examination of the new trading system provided by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which extends to GATT to provide rules for trade in services, intellectual property, agriculture, and a dispute settlement process to resolve trade conflicts.Foreword; 1. East Asian trade and the new world trade order David Robertson; Part I. World Trade after the Uruguay Round: 2. Outlook for the world trading system beyond the Uruguay Round Kym Amderson; 3. The new world trade order and OECDGeoff Raby; 4. The Multifibre Arrangement in practice: challenging the competitivlã}