Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: MrCoffee on April 29, 2004, 01:42:33 PM
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The system's overriding purpose is to help trade flow as freely as possible - so long as there are no undesirable side effects. That partly means removing obstacles, ensuring that individuals, companies and governments know what the trade rules are around the world, and providing them with legal assurance regarding their international commercial transactions.
According to the GATT/WTO philosophy, the international trading system is based on five principles or main orientations, which run throughout all agreements.
Trade without discrimination between trading partners (Most Favoured Nation Treatment), or between national and foreign goods, services or nationals (Nation Treatment)
Freer trade, with barriers progressively coming down through negotiation.
Predictable policies ensured by increasing binding act that Member States have taken commitments.
Promotion of open and fair competition by discouraging "unfair" practices such as export subsidies and dumping products at below cost to gain market share.
Special provisions for developing countries, giving them more time to adjust, greater flexibility, and special privileges.
Goals of the WTO (UNESCO) (http://www.unesco.org/culture/industries/trade/html_eng/question10.shtml#10.)
Kind of boring but worth the read...
Goals in services WTO (http://www.ustr.gov/speech-test/esserman/esserman_t12.pdf)
US position on WTO (http://www.agriculture.com/default.sph/agNotebook.class?FNC=ArticleList__Aarticle_html___8433___808)
WTO and Sustainable Development (http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n36wto.html)
Its a complicated matter but does anybody else see the irony in this?
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nevermind me.. im just sitting here waiting for funky's "I blame boosh"
carry on.. :)
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LOL, I never said I hated Bush. Personally I think hes a swell guy. Far as politics, no I dont agree with all of his politics but hey, WTF. Then again I do agree with some. So long as he does smart things while hes the presidente, thats all that concerns me. Some of you guys are serious Bush haters though.
:rolleyes: :D