TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh,J.P.
TI  - Sweet talk: paternalism and collective action in North-South trade relations 
T2  - Emerging frontiers in the global economy
SN  - 9780804794121
AV  - HF1413 .S54 2017
U1  - 382/.3 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Stanford, California
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - Paternalism
KW  - fast
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Foreign economic relations
KW  - Developed countries
KW  - Paesi in via di sviluppo
KW  - Relazioni economiche con i paesi industrializzati
KW  - Fattori culturali
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-230) and index; Introduction : the subtext of North-South relations -- Who is served by paternalism? -- GATT and the developing world before the Uruguay Round -- Unequal partners in merchandise trade -- An uneven playing field in agricultural negotiations -- Big disparities in services and intellectual property -- Conclusion : the end of sweet talk
N2  - Developed nations strive to create the impression that their hearts and pockets bleed for the developing world. Yet, the global North continues to offer unfavorable trade terms to the global South. Truly fair trade would make reciprocal concessions to developing countries while allowing them to better their own positions. However, five hundred years of colonial racism and post-colonial paternalism have undermined trade negotiations.  While urging developing countries to participate in trade, the North offers empty deals to "partners" that it regards as unequal. Using a mixed-methods approach, J. P. Singh exposes the actual position beneath the North's image of benevolence and empathy: either join in the type of trade that developed countries offer, or be cast aside as obstreperous and unwilling. Singh reveals how the global North ultimately bars developing nations from flourishing. His findings chart a path forward, showing that developing nations can garner favorable concessions by drawing on unique strengths and through collective advocacy. Sweet Talk offers a provocative rethinking of how far our international relations have come and how far we still have to go. -- Provided by publisher
ER  -