Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078747663
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 18, Problem 1AA
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To show: World trade basics by using some relevant terms.

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World Trade Organization (WTO) was established by removing the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff (GATT) in 1995 to improve the status of international trade by liberalizing the trade policies after reducing tariff barriers and by removing non-tariff barriers. It is supposed to promote imports and exports by removing import quotas and helping countries to expand their international trade by dumping goods in which countries have specialization. Thus, the idea of WTO was to put aside the ideology of ‘protectionism’ as protectionist countries oppose imports by levying high import duties even it can result in comparative cost advantage to the country. At present (2016), there are 164 member countries of WTO including China. In spite of member countries, China devalued its exchange rate to improve its balance of trade. Though, WTO aims to promote market forces to determine the exchange rate i.e., flexible exchange rate which allows the currency to appreciate or depreciate as per the demand and supply of that currency in the international market.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement that came into existence after Canada, Mexico, and the United States government created a trilateral trade policy on January 1, 1994. While the European Union (EU) is a confederation of 27 member states which are located in Europe. EU policies ensure the free movement of capital, goods, and services and maintain common policies on trade for regional development.

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