From GATT to WTO and Beyond
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Unexpected Bedfellows: The GATT, the WTO and Some Democratic Rights1
The WTO system and democratic rights are unexpected bedfellows. The GATT ⁄WTO requires governments to adopt policies that provide foreign products (read producers) with due process, political participation, and information rights related to trade policymaking. Because these nations also provide these rights to their citizens, a growing number of people are learning how to influence trade-relate...
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موافقتنامه عمومی تعرفه و تجارت که به اختصار گات (GATT) نامیده می شود، معاهده ای بین المللی است که با هدف گسترش تجارت بین کشورهای عضو به وجود آمده است. تحولات چشمگیر در اقتصاد جهانی نیز متاثر از مذاکرات بین المللی مربوط به گات می باشد. هشتمین دور این مذاکرات که به مذاکرات دور اروگوئه مشهور است، منجر به تشکیل سازمان تجارت جهانی (WTO) شد، البته بایستی توجه داشت که در عین حال که پیوندهایی بین GATT ...
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