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Author Quark, Amy A., author.

Title Global rivalries : standards wars and the transnational cotton trade / Amy A. Quark.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : charts
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and index.
Contents Standards wars and the original competing kings of cotton -- A project of uneven liberalization -- The World Trade Organization and the new competing kings of cotton -- Imitate and overtake? -- Switching tracks.
Summary As the economies of China, India, and other Asian nations continue to grow, these countries are seeking greater control over the rules that govern international trade. Setting the rules carries with it the power to establish advantage, so it's no surprise that everyone wants a seat at the table-or that negotiations over rules often result in stalemates at meeting of the World Trade Organization. Nowhere is the conflict over rule setting more evident than in the simmering "standards wars" over the rules that define quality and enable the adjudication of disputes. In Global Rivalr
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Subject World Trade Organization.
Cotton trade -- Standards.
Cotton trade.
International trade.
International trade.
Cotton trade -- Government policy.
Cotton trade -- Government policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Quark, Amy A. Global rivalries. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013 9780226050539 (DLC) 2013003410 (OCoLC)827528651
ISBN 9780226050706 (electronic book)
022605070X (electronic book)
1299737692
9781299737693
9780226050539
022605053X
9780226050676
022605067X