01666 a2200169 4500020001800000082001700018245005300035260003700088300001300125520107400138650007301212650002901285650011601314650002201430700001801452700002601470 a9781107459649 a382.92bLEG- aLegal and Economic Principles of word Trade Law  bCambridge University Pressc2015 a280, pp. aThe World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement covers international commerce in goods and services including measures that directly affect trade, such as import tariffs and quotas, and almost any type of internal measure with an impact on trade. Legal and Economic Principles of World Trade Law contributes to the analysis of the texts of World Trade Law in law and economics, reporting work done to identify improvements to the interpretation of the Agreement. It starts with background studies, the first summarizes The Genesis of the GATT, which highlights the negotiating history of the GATT 1947–8; the second introduces the economics of trade agreements. These are followed by two main studies. The first, authored by Bagwell, Staiger and Sykes, discusses legal and economic aspects of the GATT regulation of border policy instruments, such as import tariffs and import quotas. The second, written by Grossman, Horn and Mavroidis, focuses on the core provision for the regulation of domestic policy instruments - the National Treatment principles in Art. III GATT aForeign trade regulationvForeign trade regulation--Economic aspects aWorld Trade Organization aGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)vGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 October 30) aCommercial policy aHorn, Henrik  a Mavroidis, Petros C.