Global Economic Governance — Key Cases & Reports

Key Cases & Reports

WTO Appellate Body Report on US-Shrimp Case

1998

This landmark WTO case established important precedents for the relationship between trade rules and environmental protection. The case involved a US ban on shrimp imports from…

IMF Executive Board Decision on Argentina's Economic Policies

2001-2002

The Argentine financial crisis and the IMF's response highlighted the limitations and controversies surrounding structural adjustment programs. The IMF's insistence on fiscal…