Essays Tagged: "WTO"

IMPACTS OF TOURISM: PLANNING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT CRITICALLY ASSESS THE KEY ARGUMENTS REGARDING THE OUTCOMES OF TOURISM IN LESS DEVELOPED SOCIETIES.

een immense in the world we live in. Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries, according to WTO (World Tourism Organization) revised estimates total international tourist arrivals worldwide co ... most 595 million in 1996. International tourism receipts for 1996 are estimated to be $425 billion (WTO, 1997). An article in the Hutchinson Educational Encyclopaedia (1999) has pointed out that touri ...

(8 pages) 347 1 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Tourism as an agent for Development in Bali

een immense in the world we live in. Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries, according to WTO (World Tourism Organization) revised estimates total international tourist arrivals worldwide co ... most 595 million in 1996. International tourism receipts for 1996 are estimated to be $425 billion (WTO:1997). An article in the Hutchinson Educational Encyclopaedia (1999) has pointed out that touris ...

(11 pages) 212 1 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Protesting during international financial conferences.

p investment for companies seeking to get into global markets. The effect the protestors had on the WTO meeting was unprecedented, they not only stopped the talks for a day but helped to raise issues ... lighted in the World Trade Organisation and felt that the bigger more powerful countries within the WTO push them around. These countries were at a disadvantage to wealthy countries with huge delegati ...

(8 pages) 74 0 3.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Internationalization Process of Chinese Enterprises: Views from Multinational Operation of Chunlan Group

Abstract: Chinese enterprises face difficult task of internationalization after China joins WTO.Chunlan Group is at the front line in Multinational Operation. It adopts a series of characteris ... ation, multinational operation has become the major mode of today's world economy. When China joins WTO, Chinese enterprises face a major task: How they can adapt to the economic globalization trend, ...

(1 pages) 101 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Case Study: Kanzen Berhad: The United States and AntiDumping Duties Globalization, international business, non-tariff barriers, and international trade issues.

ff barriers i.e. licensing, and export subsidies. In addition the international laws created by the WTO, the US government also employs the use of protective tariffs and export subsidies to protect an ... ost publicized tariffs the US government uses in the Antidumping (AD) duty, which is similar to the WTO Antidumping Agreement. Dumping is the selling of a product on a foreign market at a price "less ...

(6 pages) 479 0 2.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Report on WTO

The WTO is the only international agency overseeing the rules of international trade. Its purpose is to ... de disputes between governments, and to organise trade negotiations" (Carleton, n.d, 3)In 1998, the WTO sparked quite a controversy among the environmental groups. The WTO ruled that the "United State ... tles was considered to be endangered. As Weinstein and Charnovitz (2001) suggests that although the WTO is often depicted to be anti-environmentalist, this reputation is largely undeserved and misunde ...

(2 pages) 85 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Is free trade ever fair trade?

eard something about demonstrations against globalization when international organizations like the WTO meet. One example was the G8 meeting in July 2001.So we have to ask us the question why there ar ... ion why there are some people who protest against globalization and also against the free trade the WTO stands for.The main complain and concern of these groups is unfairness. They say free trade is u ...

(4 pages) 366 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Coping with China

petition of China in the future cannot be ignored!Due to the admission of World Trade Organization (WTO), the future of China had been predicted as good as possible. Actually, the economic performance ...

(2 pages) 49 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Personal Statement

I want to study Msc Marketing because China has now accessed the WTO with the awareness of the importance to act in accordance with the international market. Its tra ...

(2 pages) 160 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

History of GATT and WTO, its difference and advantages to US.

History of GATT and WTO, its difference and advantages to US.GATT:After World War II, representatives of the US and its ... o reduce tariffs and nontariff trade barriers like: Kennedy Round, Tokyo round, Uruguay round e.t.c.WTO:The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the global international organization dealing with the rul ... ternational organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. GATT was transformed into WTO after the Uruguay round on January 1, 1995. WTO works through agreements and negotiations betwee ...

(3 pages) 161 1 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The advent of the WTO has benefited the economic growth of developing countries by enabling them to engage in international trade and investment. Do u agree?

IntroductionThe influence of WTO on developing countries has been long debated in the society; this paper focuses on the question ... oping countries has been long debated in the society; this paper focuses on the question of whether WTO has benefited developing countries in their involvement in international market. Firstly, the ge ... veloping countries in their involvement in international market. Firstly, the general background of WTO is provided, including its history, structure, and purpose. And the second part of the paper dea ...

(7 pages) 275 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

US ASEAN Business Council

rve as an important building block for wider initiatives, such as the P-5, a US-ASEAN FTA and a new WTO round, and serve as a model for these and other possible Bilateral FTAs. The announcement of the ... pore currently applies low or no import duties to most imports, the level of tariff bindings in the WTO is very high in many instances, and those bindings are used in some cases as a basis for the app ...

(34 pages) 205 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

"A broad description/analsys of the WTO process until this day and the future of the WTO"

"A broad description/analsys of the WTO process until this day and the future of the WTO"IntroductionWe have chosen to write our topical ... e WTO"IntroductionWe have chosen to write our topical memo on "A broad description /analysis of the WTO process until this day and the future of the WTO". The Operative words here are " A broad". We h ... gard to this paper. Our goal with this paper is to give the reader a broad understanding of how the WTO was started, its significant milestones, and what the future brings for the WTO.The General Agre ...

(8 pages) 190 0 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

The WTO talks in Cancun

The World Trade OrganisationThe World Trade Organisation or WTO has, since 1995, been the leading international organisation responsible for developing and moni ... nd monitoring free trade; while also policing trade violations (World Trade Organisation, 2003).The WTO developed out of GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. GATT came into being after th ... 1948. (World Trade Organisation, 2003)GATT was based on two basic principles that still govern the WTO today; they were reciprocity and non-discrimination (World Trade Organisation, 2003). All conces ...

(7 pages) 53 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Why Globalization is a Necessary Progression for Us.

rm globalization in any context there comes along various thoughts which begin with protests on the WTO and leading to the diffusing of national culture, politics, and products world wide. However, gl ...

(3 pages) 84 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

E-Commerce

y this year, just after China. Vietnam has recently implemented the AFTA agreement and it will join WTO in the next several years.Together with this integration and globalization trend, e-commerce now ... e their internal processes.4.1.4 THREATS1. Threat of New Entrants from Outside as Vietnam will join WTOVietnamese banks will face fierce competition when US banks can set up 100%-foreign-capital insti ...

(22 pages) 722 0 3.5 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Management Accounting method

pete against domestic competitors, but also the companies over the world. World Trade Organization (WTO) provide more business opportunities, however, at the same time, it brings more global competito ... , it brings more global competitors into the domestic market. For example, after China entered into WTO, she opened her domestic market for the western in various industries, such as car manufacturing ...

(7 pages) 682 0 4.4 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

TA-Orange a Case Study

AbstractIn 2001, Thailand signed an act with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in which they promised to liberate the Telecommunication Industry by the year 2006. The purpose ... s for small business development.In 2001, Thailand signed an act with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in which they promised to liberate the Telecommunication Industry by the year 2006. The purpose ...

(4 pages) 40 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Compare/Contrast of Political Parties: American Independent Party and the Populist Party

a tariff based revenue system;-Immediately terminate international trade agreements such as NAFTA, WTO, and the proposed FTAA, and stop sending high paying American jobs to foreign countries;-Reduce ...

(3 pages) 55 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Foreign policy and national defense

be able to do with this power. With Alliances and Organizations formed such as the U.N., NATO, and WTO, the United States helps within these organizations by funding and trying to create solutions so ...

(7 pages) 199 0 4.5 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies