Topic 1: Governmental influence on Trade: Catfish,

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Topic 1: Governmental influence on Trade: Catfish, Toyota, Walmart
Read the cases in DRS: "The U. S.-Vietnamese catfish dispute," pp. 230-232 (WTO),
Toyota's European Drive," pp. 260-262 (EU), and "Walmart goes south," pp. 290-294
(NAFTA).

 * What are the pros and cons of government interventions in these three cases?
 * Briefly, what lessons do you see for managers operating between the
conflicting sets of national regulation and interests and any or all of these
three regional agreements?
 Resource: DRS: Daniels, J. D., Radebaugh, L. H. & Sullivan, D. P. International
business. (15th ed.)




Topic 2: World Trade Organization - Trade Dispute case Studies

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to identify the current import policies, tariffs and trade restrictions in the
country. Other useful sites include the World Trade Organization
(www.wto.org<http://www.wto.org/>). Enter the country's name in the WTO search box
(top right corner). Discuss briefly:



· Has the country you selected been a complainant or respondent in a case
before the WTO in the last 5 years? If so, describe briefly the nature of the
dispute. Has the complaint been resolved?

· What role did WTO play in the dispute?

· What is the country's trade policy and why have they established it?

· What industries or who benefits from these policies?

· Does it affect the country's economic structure? If so how



Topic 3: Reflections. Lessons Learned
You read about catfish, WTO disputes, Toyota, Walmart, completed the simulation,
viewed videos, responded to your classmates' comments on the questions. Discuss
briefly:

 * What lessons can the industry your team chose to study learn from the cases?
 * What insights did you gain into private sector-government relationships?