Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development 2010

28th June 2010 - 9th July 2010, Geneva

The fourth Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development will take place from June 28 to July 9, 2010 in Geneva. It will provide participants with a unique opportunity to enter into the analysis and atmosphere of multilateral trade. The programme, delivered with the Graduate Institute Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, combines economic, legal and political analysis of international trade and development.

Lectures and discussions will shed light on the following questions: the reasons why countries open their economies to trade and the reasons why they protect domestic industries, the means and pathways they use to either open or protect, what these considerations mean for the multilateral trading system and their implications for economic development.

Target Audience:
- Professionals keen to improve their knowledge on current major issues in international trade
- Students at MA level

Deadline for Applications
April 1, 2010

Organizer(s): Bénédicte Gilbert

Contact Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Course

Location: Geneva

Attendance: No

Institution: The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

More information: http://graduateinstitute.ch/summer

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Topics: Development Global economy International trade

Tags: WTO, regionalism, dispute settlement, trade in services, Summer Programs, Graduate Institute, World Trade Organization, Dispute Resolution, WTO and Market Access, World Trading System, Training on Trade, Manufactures Trade, Agriculture Trade, NAMA