Introduction -- 1. 'The Enfant Terrible': Australia and the Reconstruction of the Multilateral Trade System -- 2. Coming to Terms with Multilateralism -- 3. Damage Control, Policy Stasis and Diplomatic Paralysis -- 4. Policy Innovation, Diplomatic Departures and the Uruguay Round -- 5. The Cairns Group -- 6. Aggressive Multilateralism: Negotiating Services -- 7. The American Way? Aggressive Bilateralism in Australian Trade Policy -- 8. The WTO System in Crisis -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Index
Summary
This work provides a comprehensive account of Australia's role in developing and maintaining the multilateral trade system from its origins in 1947 to 2000. It provides a perspective on debates about the capacity of small nations to be agents as well as subjects of history
Analysis
Federal issue
GATT
History, 1946-1969
History, 2000-
Trade negotiations
Trade regulation
World Trade Organisation
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library