The Battle in Seattle: Reconciling Two World Views on Corporate Culture

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dobson
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Alasdair Macintyre ◽  
The Other ◽  
World Views ◽  
The World ◽  
Ideological Conflict ◽  
Economic Philosophy

Abstract:This paper investigates the broad ideological conflict between world views on corporate culture. Two views are identified: one encompassing standard liberal economic philosophy; the other taking broader notions of corporate culture from ethics theory. The conflict that surrounded the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle is used as an illustration of the current conflict between these views. The writings of Alasdair MacIntyre are employed as a means of elucidating and reconciling these two world views.

scholarly journals Palestine’s Joining the World Trade Organization

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Mohammed I. M. Hamdan ◽  
Mohamed Shawky Abd El-Aal ◽  
Abidin Abdul Hamid Kandil
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The Other ◽  
Oslo Accords ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

The current study attempts to highlight the stages of Palestine’s joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) and steps that should be followed by Palestine to join the World Trade Organization from the observer to the member. It also clarifies how Palestine joins the World Trade Organization as a state and then as a customs territory. The problem of this study lies in determining the legal effects of Palestine's joining the World Trade Organization as a state on the one hand and as a customs territory on the other. The study aims at clarifying the stages that Palestine will go through in case of joining the World Trade Organization, the steps that Palestine should take to join the World Trade Organization, and the mechanism that should be followed when Palestine joins the World Trade Organization as a state, and then as a customs territory. The study concluded that Palestine must join the World Trade Organization as a customs territory as soon as possible in order to avoid any discussion about the final legal status of its territories according to the Oslo Accords. 

scholarly journals Sunil Yapa’s Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist: Protest, Fiction and the Ethics of Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Isabel Alonso-Breto
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Ethics Of Care ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Sunil Yapa’s politically engaged first novel vindicates the massive pacific protests that occurred during five days in Seattle in November-December 1999. These protests were summoned against the World Trade Organization summit. The novel responds to the wish to inscribe in the history of fiction a crucial event which would inspire and inflect the later anti-globalization movement and protests, and which according to some has not yet received the attention it deserves by media or criticism. This article discusses Yapa’s work in the light of the Ethics of Care, and develops an exegesis, which, incorporating elements of Hardt and Negri’s ideas about the Multitude, understands the novel mainly as a reflection of the crucial preoccupation thathumans have for other human beings, and the innate wish to actively take care of the Other and improve his or her life conditions.

China, India, and the Law of the World Trade Organization

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Ya Qin
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
World Trade ◽  
The Other ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
China And India ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Law

AbstractThis article seeks to assess the respective contributions of China and India to the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to gain from a comparative perspective a better understanding on the potential impact of China on the WTO system. It observes that, although China's share in world trade is more than four times as large as that of India, China has played a much less significant role than India in both WTO rulemaking and adjudicatory processes. To date the major impact of China on WTO law stems from the special terms of its accession, many of which depart from the basic norms and principles of the WTO. India, on the other hand, has been one of the most active contributors to the development of WTO law and jurisprudence. The author suggests that the divergence in WTO legal practices of the two countries is attributable to a number of factors and that the presence of these factors will continue to influence their behavior within the WTO system.

Mobility of Persons

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-154
Author(s):  
Catherine Barnard ◽  
Emilija Leinarte
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
The World ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons

This chapter stresses that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) only envisions a most basic form of mobility, under Mode 4 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. It mentions businesspersons offering services in the jurisdiction of the other parties, and a bland commitment to maintain visa-free travel for short-term stays. It also reveals the end of passporting for financial services and the end of free movement of persons that constitute some of the most visible, and dramatic changes in the new EU-UK relations. The chapter looks at mobility rules under the WTO regime and various free trade agreements (FTAs) and association agreements (AAs) as the baseline for international commitments to trade-related mobility. It compares the WTO regime with the framework under the TCA in order to determine the extent of liberalization in the new UK-EU relationship.

Russian Policy of Agriculture Support and the Necessity of Its Modification after WTO Accession

2012 ◽  
pp. 132-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Uzun
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
World Trade ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Wto Accession ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Agriculture Support

The article deals with the features of the Russian policy of agriculture support in comparison with the EU and the US policies. Comparative analysis is held considering the scales and levels of collective agriculture support, sources of supporting means, levels and mechanisms of support of agricultural production manufacturers, its consumers, agrarian infrastructure establishments, manufacturers and consumers of each of the principal types of agriculture production. The author makes an attempt to estimate the consequences of Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization based on a hypothesis that this will result in unification of the manufacturers and consumers’ protection levels in Russia with the countries that have long been WTO members.

A Decade of the World Trade Organization and the Trade Performance of Muslim Countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
Ruzita Mohd. Amin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Merchandise Trade ◽  
Wto Agreements

The World Trade Organization (WTO), established on 1 January 1995 as a successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), has played an important role in promoting global free trade. The implementation of its agreements, however, has not been smooth and easy. In fact this has been particularly difficult for developing countries, since they are expected to be on a level playing field with the developed countries. After more than a decade of existence, it is worth looking at the WTO’s impact on developing countries, particularly Muslim countries. This paper focuses mainly on the performance of merchandise trade of Muslim countries after they joined the WTO. I first analyze their participation in world merchandise trade and highlight their trade characteristics in general. This is then followed by a short discussion on the implications of WTO agreements on Muslim countries and some recommendations on how to face this challenge.

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