Write a paper on the politics of international trade in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) system, following the instructions for each part. Extensively use class readings. Use the provided template double space, standard (1 to 1.25 inch) margins and 12-point Times or Times New Roman font.
1,250 words minimum, excluding instructions and bibliography.
Use the subheadings in the template but do not include the instructions.
You need to specify information sources, including page numbers, based on the APA (American Psychological Association) format. See Purdue Online Writing Lab for APA and other styles (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).
Try not to directly copy phrases and sentences from the reading. If you do, use quotation marks, “ ”, and identify the source.
As long as you use assigned readings, you don’t need to include a bibliography. When you use a part of a reading, just identify the author and page number, e.g., (Mearsheimer, pp. 50-58). You could use outside sources (but not Wikipedia!), but if you do, you need to include a bibliography to list the outside sources.
Do not read or use your fellow student’s paper, or papers from this class in the past.
Introduction
Write a paragraph or two to explain what you will do in this paper. Include something relevant to the topic that attracts readers’ attention. Also, briefly how this paper progresses.
International Trade and Politics before GATT
In this part, you should briefly provide background information by discussion the following and other relevant events.
Open trade through negotiations between countries (political interactions)
Trade liberalization through the reduction of protectionist barriers
Formation of the 19th century free trade system through treaties with MFN
Development of bloc economies during the interwar years
The Bretton Woods system as the basis of post-World War II open trade system
Development of Open Trade System in the GATT Regime
In this part, you should discuss the liberalization of international trade through the development of the GATT regime. Focus on progress in trade liberalization through the three rounds of GATT negotiations (the Kennedy, Tokyo, and Uruguay Rounds). Include (but do not limit your analysis to) the following.
Tariff reductions through these three rounds
Expansion of trade rule coverage through these rounds
Institutionalization of the GATT regime toward the establishment of the World Trade Organization
Persistence of Protectionism and Power Politics in the GATT Regime
In this part, you should discuss the persistence of protectionism by looking at protectionist measures included in the GATT regime and taken by major powers in the GATT regime. Include (but do not limit your analysis to) the following.
Multifiber arrangement
Politics of steel protectionism
Liberalization of agricultural products
Proliferation of regional trade agreements
Safe-guard
Conclusion
Briefly summarize your paper and highlight the coexistence of liberalization and protectionism in the GATT regime.
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