| Balancing ACT: Law, Policy and Politics in Globalisation and Global Trade Contributor(s): Chen, Jianfu (Editor), Walker, Gordon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1862875391 ISBN-13: 9781862875395 Publisher: Federation Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: This volume focuses attention on world trade regulation issues in Australia. Published in the shadow of the Australia-USA Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) in 2004, it takes a wide-ranging and sceptical approach to the area. It features: an examination of the WTO through the lens of globalisation (Camilleri and Myconos); the case against the AUSFTA (Garnaut); the CER Agreement (Walker); the question of special and differential treatment of LDCs within the WTO (Chen); the WTO and Islamic Law (Bhala); national treatment under the WTO (McMahon); intellectual property protection (Drahos and Braithwaite); FDI and the WTO (Sornarajah); trade in services (Islam); labour law issues (Murray); and environmental issues (Harris). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs - Law | Commercial - International Trade - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 382.92 |
| LCCN: 2005618167 |
| Series: Law in Context (Numbered) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.16" W x 9.46" (1.25 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume focuses on world trade regulation issues in Australia and takes a wide-ranging and sceptical approach to the subject. It examines the WTO through the lens of globalisation; the case against the AUSFTA; the CER Agreement and much more in the area of special international trade agreements and their effect. |
