TY - BOOK AU - Ethier,Wilfred AU - Hillman,Arye L. TI - WTO and the political economy of trade policy SN - 9781845422059 U1 - 382.3 PY - 2008/// CY - Cheltenham PB - Edward Elgar KW - World Trade Organization KW - Commercial policy KW - International trade N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Unilateral trade policies Part II. International trade agreements Part III. Nondiscrimination in multilateral trade agreements Part IV. Administered protection and multilateral trade agreements N2 - "This volume brings together the key contributions to the academic literature on the subject of the political economy of trade policy. Topics covered include unilateral and multilateral trade policies, international trade agreements and administered protection. In their comprehensive introduction, the editors present an insightful discussion of the political economy approach, the development of mulitlateral trade agreements, the trade and internal motives that guide unilateral trade policy and the features that characterise unilateralism. This volume is essential for professors, researchers and policy makers concerned with international trade policy."--BOOK JACKET ER -