Trade and Development in a Globalized World

The Unfair Trade Problem in U.S.DThai Trade Relations

By (author) John M. Rothgeb, Benjamas Chinapandhu

Publication date:

27 November 2006

Length of book:

132 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739116555

Trade and Development in a Globalized World examines how the unfair trade regulations of advanced countries affect developing societies. The most prominent of these regulations are those pertaining to dumping and subsidies. As antidumping and antisubsidy laws have proliferated, they have increasingly undermined the trade-related development strategies of poor countries. To determine how developing states attempt to cope with the problems created by unfair trade rules, Rothgeb and Chinapandhu conducted a case study of the Thai–U.S. trade relationship. The results, revealed here, show that unfair trade regulations have evolved substantially from their origins as devices for ensuring that international markets can not be manipulated to confer advantages upon selected exporters and that these regulations now serve as the primary protective mechanisms for guaranteeing that advanced country producers will not face competition from developing country industries.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Evolution of United States Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Rules and Procedures
Chapter 3 Thailand's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Problems
Chapter 4 Conclusions and Implications
Chapter 5 Appendix A: Glossary of Terminology and Abbreviations
Chapter 6 Appendix B: Questions for the Thai Dumping and Subsidy Survey

Trade and Development in a Globalized World is a authoritative and succinct investigation of developing countries and the problems they encounter when implementing export for growth strategies during the new protectionist era. The insightful analysis of key Thai government and private industry actors further highlights the asymmetrical relationship with the U.S. and the specific problems that developing countries face in combating unfair trade regulations. This is a significant contribution to the literature on unfair trade practices and, generally speaking, international development.