AEM 4350 Political Economy of the WTO
Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: intro microeconomics. H. deGorter.
The politics of the WTO and trade policy are explored. We examine what the WTO is, how it operates, how much power it really has, why it was created, incentives for governments to cooperate. How WTO rules affect domestic politics and foreign policy goals and how WTO rules and agreements are enforced. We also debate the effect of trade on growth and poverty.