The Crucible of Globalization: Latin America in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1973-1994
Date of Graduation
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Committee Chair
James Siekmeier
Committee Co-Chair
Jack Hammersmith
Committee Member
Mark Tauger
Abstract
Latin America has traditionally not been considered the center of global trade and economic policy, but this common perception is an inadequate view of Latin American foreign policy. Through the use of membership in intergovernmental organizations, specifically the GATT and WTO, Latin American governments were able to advance a development agenda through GATT and later the WTO. While there is a lot of literature on both of these organizations, not much of it has paid attention to the contributions of Latin American member states. Latin American governments cooperated with other developing nations and helped change the international system of trade law to aid in Latin American economic development.
Recommended Citation
Sergent, Madison, "The Crucible of Globalization: Latin America in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1973-1994" (2016). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 6602.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/6602