International Trade and Developing Countries - 9780415318594

Taylor & Francis

International Trade and Developing CountriesBargaining Coalitions in GATT and WTO\nAuthor(s): Amrita Narlikar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415318594, 978-0415318594\nSynopsis\nA keen analysis of how and why countries bargain together in groups in world affairs, and why such coalitions are crucial to individual developing nations. It also reveals the effects these negotiating blocs are having on world affairs. \n\nSuccessful coalition building has proven to be a difficult and expensive process. Allies are often not obvious and need to be carefully identified. Large numbers do not necessarily entail a proportionate increase in influence. And the weak have the choice of teaming up against or jumping on the bandwagon with the strong. Even after it has been organised, collective action entails costs of many kinds. \n\nThis book investigates the relevance and workability of coalitions as instruments of bargaining p.