Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Lessons from History -- 2. The Risk of Breakdown in the International Trade System -- 3. Modem Trade Agreements: The GATT Regime -- 4. Negotiating Trade Agreements: The Uruguay Round -- 5. The International Trade System of the 1990s -- Bibliography -- Index

On 11 July 1986, the PRC officially applied to resume its membership in the GATT. The author examines whether as one of the original signatories to the GATT, China is simply resuming its membership after a 36-year hiatus or whether the application should be considered as a new accession, whether...