International Agriculture Trade Disputes or Origins of National Financial Systems

International Agriculture Trade Disputes: Case Studies in North America

Author: Andrew Schmitz

Examining factors such as U.S. farm policy and the role of national and global political bodies, this book uses recent case studies to uncover the various trade remedy measures employed to resolve disputes. This collection also includes a detailed discussion of the evolution of the dispute settlement system and a thorough introduction to each case study that outlines the specific issues in the dispute.

Table of Contents:

1	NAFTA trade disputes and U.S. agriculture	3
2	Trade remedy laws and NAFTA's chapter 12 agricultural trade rulings	13
3	The potential impacts of mandatory country-of-origin labelling on U.S. agriculture	35
4	WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement for North American agricultural trade	47
5	Why antidumping law is good for agriculture	63
6	Welfare implications of the Byrd amendment	87
7	The WTO ruling on Canadian dairy exports	101
8	The WTO case on Canadian dairy export subsidies : implications for two-tiered pricing	113
9	Contested trade in logs and lumber	121
10	Political economy of the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber trade dispute	139
11	Two cases of tomatoes : demonstrating the need for antidumping reform	149
12	Asymmetric Canada-U.S. bilateral trade in grains and trade remedy actions	165
13	Canada-U.S. beef dumping and countervailing disputes	185
14	Mexico's antidumping regime against high fructose corn syrup from the United States	207
15	The shrimp import controversy	225
16	Fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China and U.S. trade remedy law	245
17	Summary	269

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Origins of National Financial Systems: Alexander Gerschenkron Reconsidered, Vol. 21

Author: Douglas J Forsyth

Since the 19th Century, there has been an accepted distinction between financial systems that separate commercial and investment banking and those that do not. This comprehensive collection aims to establish how and why financial systems develop, and how knowledge of financial differentiation in the 19th Century may afford insight into the development of contemporary banking structure.
This book poses a systematic challenge to Alexander Gerschenkron's 1950s thesis on universal banks. With contributions from leading scholars such as Ranald Michie and Jaime Reis, this well written book provides solid and intriguing arguments throughout.