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| Javelosa, Josyline C.; Schmitz, Andrew. |
| Why do governments engage in WTO disputes? What can countries expect to gain from international legal trade battles? This article examines the costs and benefits of the Philippine-Australian dispute regarding Australia's quarantine policy on Philippine fresh fruits and vegetables, a case also of keen interest to a number of countries including those in the European Union, the United States, Canada, Ecuador, Thailand, China, India, and Chile. We find that a host of institutional, political, and economic factors can trigger disputes under strong, yet debatable, expectations over winning a case in the WTO. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Bananas; Cost-benefit analysis; Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures; Trade disputes; World Trade Organization; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23824 |
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| Javelosa, Josyline C.; Schmitz, Andrew. |
| Since the WTO's inception in 1995, the number of cases it has dealt with has exceeded the number of disputes under the GATT. This suggests that Members have found the WTO dispute settlement system a useful means to pursue their interests. In this paper, we analyze an ongoing WTO dispute to illustrate the economic and political costs and benefits that accrue to parties when they engage themselves into the formal dispute process. We draw on the Philippine-Australian case, which challenges the latter's quarantine policy on fresh fruit and vegetables, to understand further how the WTO dispute settlement system affects state behavior and litigation patterns. This particular case is also of keen interest to a number of countries, including the EC, US, Canada,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: WTO dispute settlement; Sanitary and phytosanitary; Banana; Cost-benefit analysis; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15648 |
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