The International Trading System, Globalization and History O′rourke Hardback

The International Trading System, Globalization and HistoryAuthor(s): Kevin H. ORourke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781843764274, 978-1843764274\nSynopsis\nThe establishment of a multilateral international trading regime is one of the great achievements of post-1945 international [url] focus of this collection is the history of the international trading system over the past two centuries. Volume I includes an overview of the subject area as well as sections considering the effects of war and peace, the late nineteenth-century backlash, and contemporary views of interwar disintegration. Volume II looks at the issues of hegemony, non-discrimination and reciprocity. It also covers customs unions, preferential trading agreements, trade wars and trade rivalry. This comprehensive two-volume set will be an invaluable source of reference on the origins of globalization.