POS 2051 - Law and Politics of International Trade

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Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course studies the evolution of the global trade regime from the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) to the WTO (the World Trade Organization), set against the recurring conflicts between free trade and protectionist forces. It focuses on the extension of the principles of liberal trade in goods and services world-wide and its outcome-the growth of rule-oriented international trade practices based on most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment. Included topics are: the barriers to free trade, tariff and non-tariff, the dispute settlement procedure under the WTO, the emergence of new protectionist tendencies in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Students learn the legal framework of the WTO, economic policies of major trading nations, and the status of the developing and former communist countries within the WTO and the impact of the Organization on the political and economic development of these countries. ( Fall of '07 and'09)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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