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WTO and Global Trade, 2007.
An analysis of the views that support and are critical of global trade and the World Trade Organization.
972 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the free trade that it supports. The paper presents and discusses the debate over the WTO and free trade and presents the views of those who support it and are critical of it. It examines the fundamental inequality in global trade that is fostered by the WTO and suggests that global trade serves to support the wealth and power of a global economic elite.
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"As this example suggests, while global trade and its associated wealth may be expanding rapidly - a process which the WTO seems to support - in many cases this expansion serves to promote inequality on a global scale instead of shared prosperity. When we consider that only 1/200th of the price of an average coffee beverage is actually paid to the original harvester of the crop, we can understand the extraordinary profits made at different middle stages of the trade before coffee is actually consumed in the wealthy markets of the world. The expanding and highly profitable global trade in coffee thus allows us to understand that while trade may expand and greater wealth is created as a result, this does not necessarily have to be equally or fairly distributed wealth. In fact, in many cases, global trade seems to support greater inequality."
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WTO in a Global Economy, 2006.
A thorough examination of the role of the World Trade Organization in a global economy.
5,432 words (approx. 21.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 133.95
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This paper posits that the World Trade Organization (WTO) serves as an example of economic inequalities in the contemporary world. The WTO is an economic organization affecting all aspects of society and the world. It is however, hardly the democratic, transparent institution one would expect it to be. In fact, all rules of the organization are written only with inside corporations in mind. The paper examines the intricacies of the organization to understand why it does not really spread equality.
Outline
Global Economy and the United States.
Drugs in the United States
Mercantilism
Regime Theory
The Triffin Dilemma
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"The WTO is further made undemocratic in terms of its dispute panels. These decide cases regarding domestic laws, which might be abolished as a result of being "barriers to trade". These panels comprise three trade bureaucrats, unscreened for conflict of interest. This has negative consequences for environmental and social issues. This includes labor. Countries that actively enforce labor rights are for example disadvantaged, because it is the claim that labor standards are a "barrier to free trade" in terms of cheap labor."
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China's Entry into WTO and Global Sourcing, 2002.
A study of the entrance of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines how China officially joined the World Trade Organization last year after a long series of negotiations. It looks at the entry of China into this world body and how it aroused mixed emotions among business analysts in the United States. Proponents feel that it will help Chinese economy and make its industries more competitive, while opponents are of the view that United States employment rate will be badly hurt by China?s accession to WTO. The author writes that China will certainly stand to benefit from increased trend towards global sourcing and the paper studies China?s entry with reference to this particular issue.
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"China today enjoys a prominent position in the world because it is one of the fastest growing markets and this makes it the center of attention for the global businesses. The country has been introducing trade reforms since a long time now and in its attempt to become a major part of the world community, it offered to join World Trade Organization, which already has 142 members. But accession has not been a smooth journey for China because it was after almost 15 years that it was finally granted entry into this trade body.
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Economic Trade Policy and Globalization, 2007.
A review of the arguments for and against the World Trade Organization (WTO) and global trade.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper presents and discusses the arguments for and against the World Trade Organization (WTO) and global trade. It argues that a synthesis approach represents the most realistic and accurate assessment of these issues. The paper suggests that while the operations of the WTO and global trade clearly serve the interests of powerful transnationals in the global marketplace, they also clearly create prosperity and opportunity for millions in less developed countries.
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"In this analysis, the evidence is undeniable that international trade and globalization contribute to shared prosperity in many cases; the existence of the Asian "Tigers" is clear proof of this. The case of environmental protection is mixed in this regard, as there does not seem to be any clear correlation between closed and open economies and environmental damage; there are cases of great damage in both examples. However, it is also clear that the WTO does not seem to be supporting the interests of global economic equality in promoting freer trade. Instead, as we have seen, there is compelling evidence that it is, in fact, supporting the interests of powerful corporations even against the expressed interests of western nation-states. Thus, the most accurate conclusion would be that while the WTO and global trade have created shared prosperity for many, they have also reinforced a structural system of global inequality supporting dominance by transnational corporations."
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WTO Trade, 2007.
A review of the debate over the outcome of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and global trade on developing nations.
839 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses two distinct views of the World Trade Organization(WTO) and global trade. The paper first discusses the argument that global trade is the means by which developing nations have the opportunity to create functioning economies that will result in higher standards of living. It then looks at the argument that the repercussions of prosperity have maintained inequality and developing nations continue to serve the interests of the large and powerful nations. The paper looks briefly at the coffee industry to help illustrate these views. The paper is written in the narrative form and presents the writer's opinion on the issues.
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"Phillippe Legrain's argument divides the issue of global trade into contradictory positions; either you support the WTO and helping poor nations develop or you do not and public demonstrations are in his opinion, an indication of questionable agendas. However, this is too simplistic, there is more to trade as is indicated by Legrain's statement that countries are given the opportunity to raise their citizenry out of poverty or protect their natural resources and air quality (8). Working for slave wages in the coffee fields is still no way to live and it behooves a civilized society to demand fair trade even if it costs us a few dollars more ("Blackcoffee")."
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The World Trade Organization and Globalization, 2006.
A look at the World Trade Organization and whether it is tool for promoting global equity or global inequity.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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The World Trade Organization or WTO is a relatively new body created in 1995 and one which its founders probably never expected to create the massive controversy that it has generated. It has come to represent globalization, and how one views it tends to reflect how one views the massive corporate expansion of the last few decades. This paper examines the WTO and considers whether it is really a tool working towards world harmony and trade accords that promote global equity or if it is just another example of consolidation of power by global elites to the exclusion of the poor majority.
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Globalization and the WTO, 2004.
A look at the issue of globalization and its impact on the international economy.
2,409 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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The paper deals with the issues of globalization and its impact on the world economics. The paper also examines the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with regards to the liberation of the domestic economy of a country.
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Introduction
World Trade Organization
The pressures of globalization
International Political Economy
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"Total world trade in commodities, services, as well as intellectual assets stood at US $5 trillion in 1995, of which services and intellectual assets accounted for over $1 trillion. The WTO's regulations and ideology institute a set of regulations on the subject of the regulatory structure in which this substitute takes place. The WTO constructs upon the managerial formation that subsists under GATT backing as of the early 1990s. Subsequent to its formation in 1947, the GATT increasingly developed into a structure of great complication. Its contact extended progressively in reply to growths in the world economy and the well being of its participants."
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The WTO Free Trade Agenda, 2007.
An analysis of the winners and losers in the developing world and the E.U. in relation to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) free trade agenda.
1,661 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains the WTO's agenda and its effect on Africa and Europe. It contends that a freer trading Europe would be a prosperous one, not only in terms of greater economic growth for power houses like Britain or Germany but for development for the stagnant Portugal and the emerging Poland. It looks at how it would also have the potential to act as a saviour for the poor and developing world, allowing them to rise from entrenched poverty into prosperity.
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"The most incendiary and infamous interest group who would stand to lose would be those farmers who benefit from the Common agricultural policy. The CAP is not only an anachronistic subsidy in an age of free trade and globalisation, it is also an enormous one; it consumes nearly fifty percent of the EU's multi billion dollar budget (www.bbc.co.uk). Put simply, the realisation of the WTO's agenda would see a straight loss of L43 billion for the EU's farmers (the total of their subsidy in 2005 figures, www.bbc.co.uk) the loss of their protected standard of living and of their privileged access to the lucrative single European market. One would expect that, now on a level playing field, it would only be a matter of time before African farmers began to offer the European consumer cheap food and other goods which presented serious competition for their European counterparts. "
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World Trade Organization ( WTO ), 2002.
An examination of the WTO agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS).
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 20 sources, $ 103.95
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Examines the WTO agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). History of agreement. Issues involved: royalties, patents, trademarks, inventions. International agreements. Tie-in to GATT. Foreign trade. Quotas & protective tariffs. Controversy over WTO & TRIPS. Access to patented pharmaceuticals. Public imae of WTO. Gap between poor & rich countries.
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"This research examines the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). The research will set forth a brief history of how the agreement came into being and then discuss the major sections of the accord, as well as issue fronts that public scrutiny of it has produced, with a view toward forecasting possible lines of development.
The origin of the World Trade Organization can be traced to two treaties negotiated in Paris, one in 1833 and another 50 years later. In 1833 the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property became the first treaty in history aimed at assisting creators of patentable industrial products of one signatory country in obtaining protection "for their intellectual creations" (WIPO, 2001) in the other signatory count..."
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The WTO and Trade Dispute, 2007.
A case study of a World Trade Organization trade dispute and its resolution.
3,573 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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The World Trade Organization is an organization that works to help its members attain and maintain fair trade practices on a global level. This paper looks at how in 1995 two of the world's most economically powerful nations came to blows over an anti-dumping issue. Japan believed the United States was at fault while the U.S. argued that Japan was wrong. It focuses on how the WTO tried to mediate the situation and how, although the U.S. and Japan made up, the WTO was left with bruises that are still healing.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
Dispute Process
One Case
Conclusion
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"While the organization has been set and governed for the purpose of allowing fair trade practices among its members, as well as providing a worldwide voice for issues that the WTO members feel they need to speak up about, there are times in which the members will disagree with each other about fair trade. It is during these times that the WTO steps in and mediates those disagreements. This helps countries establish agreements and settle problems without resorting to war or serious embargos that can threaten to bring on a war between two or more nations."
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World Trade Organization (WTO), 2001.
Looks at the role of the WTO and its impact on international trade.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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This paper reviews the roles, activities and impact of the WTO. The paper includes case studies involving China vs. India, the U.S. vs. the E.U. etc.
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"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization that creates and enforces rules for ensuring free and smooth trade between the countries of the world. With a mojority of world?s countries as members (143 as on November 11, 2001), WTO?s role assumes great significance, particularly since today?s world is disunited over the exact interpretation of globalization of international trade and the means of achieving it. In this paper, we will probe the role of WTO in the process of globalization and how it?s activities affect the lives of people in different parts of the world. In this process we will analyze it?s contribution to the economic, political, social and cultural systems of the world."
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Examined, 2001.
A look at the history of the WTO, with an evaluation of its use to Canada.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 29.95
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This paper is an overview of what the World Trade Organization (WTO) is and what it does. The history of the WTO is discussed as well as its advantages and disadvantages to Canada.
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"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization engaging in the rules of trade between countries. At its core are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world?s trading nations and confirmed in their parliaments. The organization accounts for over 90% of world trade and consist of 135 member nations that range from the US-to-Cuba-to-The Kyrgyz Republic."
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution, 2002.
A study of the WTO's involvement in the resolving of international disputes.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper attempts to understand the role of the WTO in dispute resolutions. It looks at the extent to which the verdicts of the WTO are put into effect, thereby justifying its existence. By reviewing an article published in The Economist, (03-04-2000) ?Trade: A tussle over tax.? Vol. 354, the paper determines the actual role of the WTO. It focuses on how the author of the article creates the view that the U.S. power does not allow the WTO to be as independent as it should be. This is illustrated through the case study of the complaint lodged by the EU against the U.S. tax laws.
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"Disputes are common amongst the international communities as nations strive to create a society where their own citizens can live in the best manner possible. At times this need to strive for success creates a dispute as one nation or another does not define progress and success in the same manner as the other. In order to resolve these disputes no matter how petty we have organizations like the World Trade Organizations (WTO) that were created after the world saw and was aghast at the destruction of World War II. To avoid another widespread war these organizations negotiate, mediate and arbitrate between the various stakeholders and try to come to a peaceful solution. Yet, with the number of disputes rising people have begun to question the effectiveness of such organizations. Considering that the current international relations scenario is based on economics and trade and key words like Globalization are the basis of progress it would seem that the WTO would have an integral role to play. Yet, many fear that the effectiveness."
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Protests, 2002.
A discussion of the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle, Washjngton as an anti-Capitalist protest.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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Discusses the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle, Washington as an anti-Capitalist protest. Violence of protest. Background of WTO & its main functions and rules of trade between nations. Claims protest was effective in mobilizing masses of people and getting media attention, but was unsuccessful in changing WTO policy.
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"Introduction
The 1999 World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle, Washington have effectively brought the protest movement back to the forefront as a medium for getting attention. While they caused major destruction of property and captivated media outlets for days, the protestors themselves were exploited more than their cause. While we heard they were 'protesting' the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its practices, we were never given specifics regarding this information through the media. I believe the Seattle protestors were successful in focusing attention on where an organization (the WTO) was meeting and crystallizing new methods of protest communication, but not necessarily in getting across the message of why some WTO policies are so controversial."
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China and the World Trade Organization (WTO), 2002.
This paper discusses the entry of China into the WTO and the complexities of implementing all the changes to her economy.
8,856 words (approx. 35.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 185.95
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An in-depth research paper into China joining the WTO and the details of the agreement of trade tariffs and quotas that was established. The paper discusses the different business cultures between east and west and why these differing cultures made it harder to implement the changes into China's economy. The writer examines how these countries are now able to merge due to the trend of globalization - both economically and culturally.
I. Introduction
II. Review of Literature
China and the West in Business
Case Studies
Tips and Other Opinions
III. Methodology
IV. Results
A Convergence of Business Cultures?
Case Studies
Tips, Strategies and Opinions
V. Summary and Conclusion
Implications and Recommendations for Further Study
References
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"What makes China stand out as a global market potential, despite its status as an underdeveloped country, is its sheer size: its huge and diverse population of close to 1.2 billion is five times the US population. This makes China the world?s largest consumer economy (Ralston et al). This is why those who wish trade with, and invest in, China must be most knowledgeable about Guanxi, the Chinese?s negotiating behavior (Buttery and Leung, 1997). It is their access to the needed influence in China in order to make things happen there, in establishing political capital and building relationships, which foreign investors must have and use to do business in China. But Western or foreign investors must be most aware that they will not finish up with a single negotiation or accomplishing a quick return-on-investment. Guanxi requires the building of a life-long relationship with foreign investors and proof of certain virtues. The Chinese culture in business differs widely from the Western in a number of ways, which must be effectively addressed to insure business success."
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