The WTO and the Regulation of International Trade : Recent Trade Disputes between the European Union and the United States

This book provides a critical overview and assessment of the WTO's dispute settlement procedures in the context of several recent trade-related disputes between the EU and the US. Case studies provide comprehensive insights into the contemporary regulation of international trade and workings of the WTO. Topics covered include: * a critique of the GATT, WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement mechanisms * agriculture in the light of Doha * the CAP, beef hormones and GM food * the banana dispute, the steel dispute and foreign trade corporations * process and production method (PPM) issues and cases. The WTO and the Regulation of International Trade will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of international economics and political economy as well as policymakers within the EU and the US.