1. Development and the WTO: Freedom For Who?
- Author:
- Rafael Rosa Cedro
- Publication Date:
- 06-2015
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy International Relations
- Institution:
- Postgraduate Program in International Strategic Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Abstract:
- This article explores three distinct analytical approaches that offer insights for reflection on the issue of international trade – comparative advantages, dependency theory and GCC/GVC analyses – as a way of providing a critique of the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its alleged defense of free trade as an engine for development.
- Topic:
- International Trade and Finance, Free Trade, and WTO
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus