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This book is a political history of the Tokyo Round (1973--1979), the largest and most significant multilateral trade negotiation since the founding of the GATT in 1947. Gilbert Winham provides a detailed account of the processes by which the negotiation was accomplished and an assessment of the Tokyo Round's substantive impact on the international

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. The Tokyo Round and the Political Economy of International Trade, pg. 15*2. Background: Creating the Capacity to Negotiate, pg. 58*3. The Negotiation Launched, 1973-1974: Issues before the Tokyo Round, pg. 91*4. Early Phase, 1974-1977: Resolution of the Problem in Agriculture, pg. 128*5. Middle Phase, 1977-1978: The Bonn Summit Run-up, pg. 168*6. End Phase, 1978-1979: Completion of the Codes, pg. 212*7. End Phase, 1978-1979: Tariffs, Wine Gallons, and Other Matters, pg. 256*8. Internal Decisionmaking in the Major Participants, pg. 306*9. Explanation of Process and Results, pg. 350*10. Conclusion: The Future of the World Trading System, pg. 402*Appendix A. The Tokyo Declaration, pg. 413*Appendix B. Summary oi Six "Code" Agreements Negotiated at the Tokyo Round, pg. 417*Selected Bibliography, pg. 425*Index, pg. 439

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This book is a political history of the Tokyo Round (1973--1979), the largest and most significant multilateral trade negotiation since the founding of the GATT in 1947. Gilbert Winham provides a detailed account of the processes by which the negotiation was accomplished and an assessment of the Tokyo Round's substantive impact on the international trading system. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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