UNIVERSITY OF THE
WEST INDIES
MONA
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
EC 69C-INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY
Semester II 2005/06
COURSE OUTLINE
Lecturer: Dr. Marie Freckleton Room # 15
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00am -11:am Thursday 10:00 am- 11am
Course description
This course complements the international trade theory course by exposing students to current issues in international trade policy. The emphasis is on the policy choices facing developing countries in the international trading system. Topics covered include: the role of the WTO; trade in goods, unfair trading practices; trade in services; trade related intellectual property rights; regionalism; trade and competition policy; trade and the environment and E-commerce.
The course is delivered by a combination of lectures and seminars
Recommended Texts
UNCTAD (2000) Positive Agenda For Developing Countries: Issues For Future Trade Negotiations (
Geneva
: United Nations)
Grimwade Nigel, International Trade Policy A contemporary Analysis
(
London
: Routledge)
Students are required to access the WTO online database available in the SALISES Library, as well as the WTO web site, for up to date information on ongoing negotiations.
Reading
list
The World Trade Organisation
Lal Das, Bhagarith (1998) An Introduction to the WTO Agreement (Penang:
Third World
Network)
WTO (2001) Introduction to the WTO: Trading Into the Future (
Geneva
: WTO)
WTO (1999) Agreement Establishing the WTO (
Geneva
: WTO)
WTO (1999) A Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements, part I (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International.)
Developing Countries in the International Trading System
Chadha, R. et. al (2000) “ Developing Countries and the Next Round of WTO Negotiations” The World Economy 23(4)
Footer, M. E. (2001) “Developing Country Practice in the Matter of WTO Dispute Settlement” Journal of World Trade 35(1) p. 55-98
Gibbs,
Murray
(2000) “Special and Differential Treatment in the Context of Globalisation” in Positive Agenda For Developing Countries
Grimwade Nigel International Trade Policy A Contemporary Analysis chap.5
Krueger Anne (1999) “The Developing Countries and the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations” The World Economy 22(7) p. 909-932
Lal Das, Bhagirath (1999) “Strengthening Developing Countries in the WTO” in UNCTAD International Monetary and Financial Issues for the 1990s vol.XI (
Geneva
: United Nations)
Lal Das, Bhagirath (1998) The WTO Agreement: Deficiencies, Imbalances and Required Changes (Penang:
Third World
Network)
South Centre (1998) The WTO Multilateral Trade Agenda and the South (
Geneva
: South Centre)
Panagariya, A. (2000) Millennium Round and Developing Countries: Negotiating Strategies and Areas of Benefit.
Harvard
University
Centre for International Development. Discussion Paper no.1.
Srinivasan, T. N. (1999) “Developing Countries in the World Trading System” The World Economy 22(8)
Stiglitz, Joseph (2000)”Two Principles for the Next Round or How to Bring
Developing Countries in From the Cold” The World Economy 23 (4) p. 437-454.
Whalley, John (1999) “Special and Differential Treatment in the Millenium Round” The World Economy 22(8)
WTO (1999) Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements part V (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International)
Hoekman, Bernard et. al. (2004) “Special and Differential Treatment on Developing Countries: Moving Forward After
Cancun
”. The World Economy vol.27. no.4
UNCTAD (2005) Trade and Development Report chap. IV
Trade in Goods
Bhagwati, Jagdish (2001) “After
Seattle
: Free Trade and the WTO” International Affairs77(1)
Davis, C. et. al. (1999) Trade Liberalisation and small Economies in the
Americas
: The Case of CARICOM. International Agriculture Trade and Development Centre,
University
of
Florida
. International Working Paper series no.1
Grimwade, Nigel International Trade Policy a contemporary Analysis Chaps. 2, 3 4 and 6.
Josling, T. and S. Tangermann (2000) “The Interests of Developing Countries in the Next Round of WTO Agricultural Trade Negotiations” in Positive Agenda for Developing Countries
Kerr, W. (2000) “The Next Step Will be Harder: Issues for the New Round of Agriculture Negotiations at the WTO” 34(1). Journal of World Trade 34(1)
Laird, Sam (1999) “Export Policy and the WTO” Journal of International Trade
and Economic Development 8(1)
Supper, Erich (2000) “The Post Uruguay Round Trade Environment For Developing Country Exports: Tariff peaks and Tariff Escalation” in Positive Agenda For Developing Countries
Zarrilli, Simonetta (2000) “WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement; Issues for Developing Countries” in Positive Agenda for Developing Countries
WTO (1999) GATT 1994 and 1947 (
Geneva
: WTO)
WTO (1999) A Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements part II (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International)
Trade in Services
WTO (1999) A Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreement part III (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International)
Grimwade, Nigel International Trade Policy a Contemporary Analysis chap. 8
Mashayekhi, Mina (2000) “GATS 2000: Progressive Liberalisation” in Positive Agenda for Developing Countries
Mattoo, A. (2000) “Developing Countries in the New Round of GATS Negotiations:Toward a Pro Active Role’ The World Economy 23(4) p. 471-490.
Sauve, P. (2000) “Developing countries and the GATS 2000 Round” Journal of World Trade 34(2).
WTO (1997) Opening Markets in Financial Services and the Role of the GATS (
Geneva
: WTO)
Whalley, John (2004) “Assessing the Benefits to Developing Countries of Liberalization in Services Trade”. The World Economy vol.27 no.8
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
Adolf, Haula (2001) “Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Developing Countries”. Developing Economies 39(1)
Blakeney (1996)Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: A Concise Guide to the TRIPS Agreement (
London
: Sweet and Maxwell)
Correa, Carlos (2000) “Reviewing the TRIPS Agreement” in Positive Agenda for Developing Countries
Grimwade Nigel International Trade Policy a contemporary Analysis chap. 8
Primo Braga, C. (1996) “Trade Related Intellectual Property Issues: The Uruguay Round Agreement and its Economic Implications” in W. Martin and C. A. Winters (eds.) The Uruguay Round and the Developing Countries (Cambridge:
Cambridge
University
Press)
Stegemann, Klaus (2000) “Integration of Intellectual Property Rights into the WTO System” World Economy 23(9)
WTO (1999) A Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements, part IV (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International)
Multilateralism vs Regionalism
Bhagwati, J., D. Greenaway and A. Panagariya (1998) “Trading Preferentially: Theory and Policy” Economic Journal 108 p. 1128- 1148
Ethier, J. “The New Regionalism” Economic Journal 108 p. 1149- 1161
Grimwade, Nigel International Trade Policy a Contemporary Analysis chap.7
Grossman, G. and E. Helpman (1995) “The Politics of Free Trade Agreements” American Economic Review September p.667-90.
Krueger, A. (1993) “Free Trade Agreements as Protectionist Devices: Rules of Origin” NBER Working Paper 4352
Panagariya, A. (1999) “ The Regionalism Debate: An Overview” The World Economy 22(4) p. 477-51.
Panagariya, A. (1996) “The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Good for
Latin America
?” The World Economy 19 (5) p. 485-515.
Winters, L. A. (1996) “Regionalism vs Multilateralism Policy Research Working Paper 1687 (Washington D.C: World Bank)
WTO (1995) Regionalism and the World Trading System (
Geneva
: WTO)
New Issues in Trade Policy
Bhatnagar,Pradip (2004) “Liberalizing the Movement of Natural Persons: A Lost
Decade” The World Economy vol. 27 no. 3
Brown, E. “The Jamaican Experience With the Movement of Natural Persons” at http://www.revistainterforum.com/english/worwebdoc/brown-e-paper.htm
Brusick, P. (2000) “Multilateral Disciplines on Competition” in Positive Agenda For the Developing Countries
Cadot, O. et. al. (2000) “Trade and Competition Policy: Where Do We Stand?” Journal of World Trade 34(3).
Elgin
, R. (1995) “Trade and Environment in the WTO” The World Economy 18(6) p. 769-780
Grimwade, Nigel International Trade Policy a Contemporary Analysis chap. 9
Jha, V. and R. Vossenaar (2000) “Trade, Environment and Development” in Positive Agenda for the Developing Countries
Maskus, K.E. and L. Mohamed (2000) “Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries” The World Economy 23(8) p.595-611
Panagariya, A. (2000) “E-Commerce, WTO and Developing Countries” in Poitive Agenda for developing Countries.
Sapir, A. (1995) “The Intersection Between Labour Standards and International Trade Policy” The World Economy 18(6) p. 791-803
WTO (1999) A Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements, Annex II (
The Hague
: Kluwer Law International)
Assessment
Final Examination –60%
Mid Semester Examination 35%
Class Presentation 5%
