National Trade Policies (Studies in Comparative Economic Policies)

The aim of this volume is to examine and compare the trade policies followed by the most important trading nations of the world. Today there are few, if any, large scale studies of comparative trade such as this one. Moreover trade policies and controversies are expected to become even more important in the future.The volume offers an easily accessible overview of trade policies in each of the world's major trading countries. Thus, this handbook can be of great use to students of comparative economic systems in general and to economists, policymakers, and the general informed public, serving as a comprehensive source of reference and comparison. The references at the end of each chapter and the selected bibliography at the end of the volume identify the most important sources of additional information on the trade policies of the world's most important trading countries. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv ILLUSTRATIONS, Pages ix-xiii PREFACE, Pages xv-xvi 1 - NATIONAL TRADE POLICIES: AN OVERVIEW, Pages 3-12, Dominick Salvatore 2 - THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT), Pages 13-30, Ake Linden 3 - THE COMMERCIAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (EEC), Pages 31-55, Norman Scott 4 - TRADE POLICIES IN THE COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (CMEA), Pages 57-76, Jozef M. van Brabant 5 - TRADE POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES, Pages 79-108, J. Michael Finger 6 - TRADE POLICIES IN JAPAN, Pages 109-130, Kazuo Sato 7 - TRADE POLICIES IN GERMANY, Pages 131-153, Frank D. Weiss 8 - TRADE POLICIES IN FRANCE, Pages 155-171, Patrick A. Messerlin 9 - TRADE POLICIES IN ITALY, Pages 173-196, Enzo Grilli 10 - TRADE POLICIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, Pages 197-213, David Greenaway 11 - TRADE POLICIES IN CANADA, Pages 215-238, Murray G. Smith 12 - TRADE POLICIES IN AUSTRALIA, Pages 241-260, Alan D. Woodland 13 - TRADE POLICIES IN THE NETHERLANDS, Pages 261-273, Jacob Kol, Loates B.M. Mennes 14 - TRADE POLICIES IN BELGIUM, Pages 275-283, André Sapir 15 - TRADE POLICIES IN SWEDEN, Pages 285-310, Per Magnus Wijkman 16 - TRADE POLICIES IN SPAIN, Pages 311-334, Guillermo de la Dehesa 17 - TRADE POLICIES IN BRAZIL, Pages 337-359, Helson C. Braga, William G. Tyler 18 - TRADE POLICIES IN MEXICO, Pages 361-379, John M. Page Jr. 19 - TRADE POLICIES IN ARGENTINA, Pages 381-397, Julio Berlinski 20 - TRADE POLICIES IN KOREA, Pages 401-422, Wontack Hong 21 - TRADE POLICIES IN INDIA, Pages 423-458, Garry Pursell 22 - TRADE POLICIES IN PAKISTAN, Pages 459-478, Tercan Baysan 23 - TRADE POLICIES IN NIGERIA, Pages 479-490, Sam Olofin 24 - TRADE POLICIES IN THE USSR, Pages 493-510, Marie Lavigne 25 - TRADE POLICIES IN POLAND, Pages 511-535, Dariusz K. Rosati 26 - TRADE POLICIES IN CHINA, Pages 537-557, Zhang Yunling, Li Rongzhang SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 559-563 INDEX, Pages 565-569 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS, Pages 571-574 The conduct of international trade under the present international economic system is regulated by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the organization that was set up after World War II and to which 105 nations now belong.