International Trade and the Tokyo Round Negotiation

By Gilbert R. Winham

Book Overview

This book is a political history of the Tokyo Round (1973--1979), the largest and most significant multilateral trade negotiation since the founding of the GATT in 1947. Gilbert Winham provides a detailed account of the processes by which the negotiation was accomplished and an assessment of the Tokyo Round's substantive impact on the international trading system.

Originally published in 1987.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691610118
• ISBN13: 9780691610115
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Lowered trade barriers

Before the World Trade Organisation took its name, there was for decades the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The Tokyo Round refers to a series of GATT negotiations from 1973 to 1979. Winham offers a historical perspective on it, comparing it to other major trade treaties of the 20th century. But he also places it in the context of the international economics of the 1980s. He shows how governments (especially the US and Japanese) were able to largely fight off important domestic pressure groups, and liberalise [reduce] trade barriers, for a greater overall good. Impressive commitments that were often underappreciated by the general public.