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Cultural Products and the World Trade Organization

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Cultural Products and the World Trade Organization

Name: Cultural Products and the World Trade Organization
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521184052
Price: 390.78 HKD
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Author: Tania Voon
ISBN: 9780521184052

By Tania Voon

Cambridge University Press November 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780521184052
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Debate about trade and culture has a long history, but the application of WTO rules to cultural products such as films, radio, and books remains one of the most divisive issues in the organization. After assessing the economic and social arguments for treating cultural products differently from things like steel or wheat, this 2007 book explains how the vastly different views of WTO members in earlier negotiations led to an outcome that is disappointing for all. It goes on to provide a comprehensive evaluation of possible solutions, including evolution of the law through WTO dispute settlement, an agreement outside the WTO, and reforms to improve the balance between trade liberalization and cultural policy objectives.

Contents:: Part I. Stalemate and its Ideological Origins:
1. Trade and culture;
2. A case study of cultural products: protectionism vs cultural policy;
3. What's wrong with the current treatment of cultural products?; Part II. Options for the Future:
4. Resolution through dispute settlement and international law;
5. Constructing a new agreement outside the WTO;
6. Improving the existing WTO agreements;
7. Conclusion.