REMINDER: "A General Theory of Trade and Competition: Trade Liberalization and Competitive Markets" discussed on June 11, 2007, at 12:00pm in J1-050

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A General Theory of Trade and Competition
Trade Liberalization and Competitive Markets
By Shanker Singham

General Theory of Trade and Competition is the first academic or
practitioner text book to establish a general theory of trade and
competition and attempts to bring these two disciplines back
together. Shanker Singham demonstrates that there is indeed a
powerful interface between these two areas and that by understanding
this interface practitioners, be they in governments, companies or
law and economics firms can succeed in trade negotiations as well as
build up support for free trade principles in a time when they are
being increasingly challenged. By noting that consumer welfare is
enhanced where trade liberalization is accompanied by competitive
markets and property rights protection, the author articulates an
overall vision in which future policymakers can frame a different
kind of trade debate.
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Monday, June 11, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building, J1-050, 701 18th Street, NW

For non bank staff, please RSVP to InfoShopevents@worldbank.org
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Moderated by
Marco Vicenzino
Director, Global Strategy Project
Marco Vicenzino is the founder and director of the Global Strategy
Project. Mr. Vicenzino served as Deputy Executive Director of the
International Institute for Strategic Studies-US (IISS-US) in
Washington, DC, and is an international attorney. Mr. Vicenzino has
taught International Law at the School of International Service
of American University. As a strategic policy analyst,
commentator and regular guest speaker on foreign affairs, he has
contributed to various international media outlets, including BBC
World News, CNN International, CNN Spanish, Al Jazeera,
Univision, RAI, Financial Times, Le Figaro, El Mundo, Al Hayat,
FT Deutschland, El Universal and Folha de Sao Paulo. Mr.
Vicenzino has also served as an advisor to the World Bank.
Presented by author:
Shanker Singham
Shanker Singham is Chairman of the International Trade and
Competition Policy Roundtable and the leader of Squire Sanders and
Dempsey LLP's market access/WTO practice. He is one of the world's
leading lawyers in this area, and has written over fifty articles
and book chapters on related topics. He is widely quoted on these
issues in the media including being interviewed by CNBC on the Doha
Development round of WTO negotiations, and being quoted in the
Financial Times, Times, Reuters, the Economist, Wall Street Journal
and New York Times, as well as Time and Wired Magazines.
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