WTO AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Course Code: Course Objective:

The primary objective of this course is to provide the students with a thorough understanding of the global, economic, political and legal environment prevalent in international trade. The major focus of this course is to highlight the international norms and regulatory bodies for enhancing global trade. Finally the students will be able to analyze the various nuances associated with international trade.

MIB 303

Credit Units: 04

Learning Outcomes:
On the successful completion of this module the student will be able to: Understand the concept of global and national regulatory environment in business management Appreciate the role of various bodies in the international regulatory environment Evaluate the various measures taken by different nations to regulate their business environments Impact of WTO agreements in regulating trade in developed and developing countries

Course Contents:
Module I: Business and its Environment Relevance and scope of regulating International Business Measures to regulate Trade in the advent of Globalization Internal and External Environment P.E.S.T.E.L Analysis Module II: Global and National Business Environment Relevance of Classical Theory in regulating International Trade - Theory of Absolute Advantage and - Theory of Comparative Cost Advantage Theory of Competitive Advantage Export Marketing, Pricing and Distribution Dynamics of Extractive Economies, Developed Economies and Developing Economies Import Substitution vis--vis Export Substitution Module III: Protectionism and International Trade Determination of Tariff Types of Tariff & Role Effective Rate of Protection Welfare effect: Small nation vis a vis large nation FTA , NAFTA, LAFTA, SAFTA, EEC, ASEAN SEZs, EOUs, STPs , EXIM Policy to FTP Module IV: International Trading Environment and Rules Governing International Trade under WTO Multilateral and Plurilateral Trading System and the legal framework - MFN and NTC clauses Unfair Trade Practices and Barriers to Trade (Non technical) Agreements on Antidumping Subsidies and countervailing measures Pre-shipment Inspections Module V: Measures to Regulate Trade Environment Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary Measures

Technical Barriers to Trade, Safeguards and Rules of Origin Agreement on Agriculture Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) General Agreements on Trade and Services Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Learning Methods:
Tutorials, Interactive sessions, Case studies, Field visits, Management games, Extensive research projects, Seminars, Weekend experience in companies - the course is covered by adopting a combination of lecture methods, class presentation by groups of students, self study sessions. Each student is required to do the back ground reading from the specified chapters of the prescribed book before coming to class. Cases are also to be analyzed, discussed in groups (teams) outside the class as preparatory work.

Examination Scheme:
Components Weightage (%) C1 10 V 5 A 5 CT 10 EE 70

Text & References:

Exports of Indias Major Products: Problems and Products, Oxford University Press, 2001, Pawan Kr Graga Chauhan Sandeep-GATT to WTO Deep & Deep Publication Pvt. Ltd., 2001 Edition Verma M.L -Foreign Trade Management in India, Vikas Publishing House, 2002 Prasad, H Ashok, ed., Exim dynamic of service and WTO, Common Wealth Publishers, New Delhi,1996 Mathur, Vibha, WTO and India, New Century, New Delhi, 2005 Garg, Hema, W T O and regionalism in world trade, New Century, New Delhi, 2004 Mattoo, Aditya, Ed., India and the WTO, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2004 Das, Bhagirath Lal, WTO and the multinational trading system, Book Well, New Delhi, 2003 Hoekman, Bernard, Development trade & the WTO: a handbook, The World press, Washington, 2002 Bhandari Surendra WTO and Developing Countries-Deep and Deep Publication Bhagirath Lal Das-An Introduction to the WTO Agreements-Third World Network and Zed Books, Anne O Krueger WTO as an International Organisation Oxford University Press. Shenkar, Oded & Yadang Lou, (2004) International Business, John Wiley & Sons Cherunilum, Francis (2002) Business Environment Text & Cases, 12th Ed. Himalya Publishing House. Lori Wallach, Michelle Sforza, (1999),The WTO: five years of reasons to resist corporate globalization Elimma Ezeani, (2010),The WTO and its development obligation: prospects for global trade Bhagirath Lal Das, (2003)WTO: the Doha Agenda : the new negotiations on world trade T. K. Bhaumik, (2006),The WTO: a discordant orchestra Aaditya Mattoo, Robert Mitchell Stern, (2000),India and the WTO Asif Hasan Qureshi, (2008), Interpreting WTO agreements: problems and perspectives Debroy Bibek, 2005, Economic and Social Environment, Oscar Publications