Subsidies in the Context of the WTO's Free Trade System

Covers both legal and economic analysis

Helps policymakers to resolve issues such as the effect of (artificial) currency devaluation, and the protectionist effects of tariff measures on exports and imports

Discusses differences in the motivation for using subsidies between Developed and Developing countries

Covers both legal and economic analysis Helps policymakers to resolve issues such as the effect of (artificial) currency devaluation, and the protectionist effects of tariff measures on exports and imports Discusses differences in the motivation for using subsidies between Developed and Developing countries

Inhalt
Regulating free trade from the WTO perspective.- Subsidies in international trade from the WTO perspective.- Discussing agriculture subsidies from the WTO perspective.- Subsidies for dumping.- Unfolding the intricacies of trade subsidies through the WTO rules of origins.- The impact of trade subsidies on the environment: a problem for the WTO trading system.- Remedies: the procedural measures.- Conclusions and suggestions.