TY - GEN AU - Jackson, John H. TI - Regional trade blocs and the GATT T2 - The World Economy PY - 1993/// KW - TRADE KW - INTERNATIONAL TRADE KW - TRADING SYSTEM KW - GATT KW - ECONOMIC AGREEMENT KW - TRADE AGREEMENTS KW - TRADE POLICY N1 - John H. Jackson is Hessel E. Yntema Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, School of Law, Ann Arbor Michigan, USA N2 - Focuses on key issues in the relationship of a broad multilateral system to the various actual or potential trade blocs. Discusses the policies of the GATT/MTO trading sytem, GATT exceptions to it's broader policy of most favoured nation and issues relating to new trade and economics issues faced by the multilateral trade systems as well as trading blocs. Briefly examinies linkages to non-economic goals and effects on matters such as cultural or political change and addresses regional integration within the Western Hemisphere. Concludes with discussions on reconciling competing objectives and offers direction for supervision of international economic actions ER -