Torquay Round Explained

Dillon Round
Status:Complete
Genre:Trade Round
Date:1951
Location:Torque
Country:England, United Kingdom
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Next:Geneva Round
Participants:38 [1]

The Torquay Round was a multi-year multilateral trade negotiation (MTN) between nation-states that were parties to the GATT. This third round occurred in Torquay, England in 1951.[2] Thirty-eight countries took part in the round. 8,700 tariff concessions were made totalling the remaining amount of tariffs to ¾ of the tariffs which were in effect in 1948. The contemporaneous rejection by the U.S. of the Havana Charter signified the establishment of the GATT as a governing world body.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gerber . James . International Economics, 8e . 2020 . Pearson Education, Inc. . 221 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 . 9780136892410 . 23 . Eighth. 4 February 2024.
  2. Web site: WTO Understanding the WTO - The GATT years: from Havana to Marrakesh. www.wto.org. en. 2017-07-06.
  3. Michael Hudson, Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance, 2nd ed. (London and Sterling, VA: Pluto Press, 2003), 258.
  4. News: HISTORY OF GATT ROUNDS . JOC.com . 14 December 1993.