Dispute panel incites domestic brouhaha: the World Trade Organization is up and running, but is that good for the United States?

From: Insight on the News | Date: February 12, 1996| Author: Crabtree, Susan | Copyright information

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has earned a poor reputation among some observers since it opened on Jan 1, 1995. The controversial issues include the operation of the the dispute-settlement panel and the WTO's apparent support of protectionism.

The World Trade Organization is up and running, but is that good for the United States?

For more than 50 years, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT, sought to alleviate economic tensions among sparring countries....

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