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A Social Theory of the WTO

Trading Cultures

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Jane Ford

    1. Departmental Visitor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction Trading Traditions: Straw Arguments in North-South Trade

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 1-13

  3. Theorizing the Uruguay Round: The Case for Constructivism

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 14-40

  4. Re-thinking Trade Rules

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 41-67

  5. US Trade Policy: Mixed Messages

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 68-93

  6. Trading Roles

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 94-115

  7. Pro-trade Policies: Creating Collective Identity

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 116-132

  8. Re-thinking Power in the Trading Regime

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 133-160

  9. India Adopts a New Trading Identity

    • Jane Ford
    Pages 161-186

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 187-191

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 192-218
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Traditional theories suggest that developing countries lack influence in the trade regime. In this text, Jane Ford uses a social theory or constructivist approach to show that developing countries played a critical role in strengthening multilateralism in the World Trade Organization.

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  • Departmental Visitor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia

    Jane Ford

About the author

JANE FORD is a Director of international risk consultancy Alpha Risk International and is currently a departmental visitor in the Research School for Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. She is the author of several publications dealing with international political economy and political risk.

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