The World Trade Organisation was officially started on the 1st of January‚ 1995. It replaced the General Agreement for Tariffs and Trade (GATT) as the world’s principal authority overseeing international trade. The WTO currently consists of 153 member nations‚ which represent over 97% of the world’s population‚ and is based in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The process of becoming a WTO member is different for every nation applying. The terms of accession are dependent upon the country’s phase of economic
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:- After the Second World War‚ many countries got down together to work on ways and means to promote international trade. The result was signing of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) by 23 countries in 1947. India was one of the founder members of GATT. GATT was created to reduce global depression and to liberalise and regulate the world trade by reducing tariff barriers. GATT has been replaced by WTO in 1995. WTO is wider in scope as it regulates world trade in goods‚ as well as in
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GATT & WTO January 30‚ 2011 GATT & WTO People of the late 20th and 21st century understand world trade as a large part of the US economy and have not known a world without trade among many countries. This has not always been the case‚ however. Schaffer‚ Agusti & Earle (2009) explain that shortly after World War I‚ the Herbert Hoover administration passed the US Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. This act attempted to limit the importing of goods to the US by charging high tariff
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CHAPTER-16 - WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION Q.1 : Discuss the objectives and functions of WTO. (M.2011) Ans. A) EMERGENCE OF WTO :- After the Second World War‚ many countries got down together to work on ways and means to promote international trade. The result was signing of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) by 23 countries in 1947. India was one of the founder members of GATT. GATT was created to reduce global depression and to liberalise and regulate the world trade by reducing tariff
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1.1 RECENT TRENDS IN WORLD TRADE 1.1.1 The volume of trade flows Trade as an engine of growth Trade has been a common activity since the Stone Age. From exchanging animal furs for grain‚ to the development of currencies and the first bonds in the Middle Ages‚ trade has increased throughout history along with transportation improvements. Trade development gained a new impetus after the Industrial Revolution. Between 1720 to 1971 world trade increased 460 times or 2.7 percent annually. Between
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..................................................................................7 4.WCO members................................................................................................................11 5. European Union and World Customs Organization.......................................................14 6. WCO documents.............................................................................................................15 Summary..........................................
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EVALUATE THE WORK OF THE WTO. The WTO (World Trade Organisation) is an international body dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. The function of the WTO is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly‚ predictably‚ and freely as possible. The WTO members now account for over 97% of the international trade indicating that there is no other international organisation whose policies and actions have as wide an economic and social ramification and impact as the WTO. Decisions in the WTO
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Test International Trade in the Modern World Part A: True and False (15 Marks) / 15 Answer the following questions with true (T) or false (F). Correct the false statements T T 1.___ T T Positive effects of globalization include: improved human rights‚ increased productivity‚ and innovation. 2.___ F F Trade agreements are beneficial because they eliminate trade barriers and encourage foreign investment. 3.___ The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is
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real international affairs cases to demonstrate the new methods of influence and power that international organizations afford developing countries. However‚ both authors make it clear that global organizations are not a panacea for international tensions. Blustein’s piece takes on a notably more negative tone. Part of the subtext in the title even reads‚ “the Great Shambles of The World Trade System”. The ending finishes with the collapse of the WTO Cancun Conference‚ but it is the actions of smaller
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AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Heads of State and Government decided to establish an ASEAN Free Trade Area or AFTA in 1992. The objective of AFTA is to increase the ASEAN region’s competitive advantage as a production base geared for the world market. A vital step in this direction is the liberalization of trade through the elimination
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