Book contents
- Revitalizing the World Trading System
- Revitalizing the World Trading System
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Why Trade?
- Part II The Multilateral Trading System
- 2 The Founding of the Multilateral Trading System
- 3 Core Elements of the World Trading System
- 4 Twenty Values of the Multilateral Trading System
- 5 A Brief History of the WTO as Told to Us by Its Ministerial Conferences
- Part III The Regular Operations of the WTO
- Part IV Major Substantive Topics
- Part V World Trade Governance and Systemic Reform
- Part VI Conclusion
- Afterword
- Select Bibliography
- Index
2 - The Founding of the Multilateral Trading System
from Part II - The Multilateral Trading System
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023
Book contents
- Revitalizing the World Trading System
- Revitalizing the World Trading System
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Why Trade?
- Part II The Multilateral Trading System
- 2 The Founding of the Multilateral Trading System
- 3 Core Elements of the World Trading System
- 4 Twenty Values of the Multilateral Trading System
- 5 A Brief History of the WTO as Told to Us by Its Ministerial Conferences
- Part III The Regular Operations of the WTO
- Part IV Major Substantive Topics
- Part V World Trade Governance and Systemic Reform
- Part VI Conclusion
- Afterword
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The chapter describes the attempt to underwrite peace through trade by creating an International Trade Organization (ITO), creating an international contract for rules-based trade under the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT), and creating the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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- Revitalizing the World Trading System , pp. 21 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023