International Trade Organization

...Having gone through such bitter experiences, Western countries aimed to establish multilateral and free trade rules when rebuilding the international economic system after the war. In 1945, the United States proposed the International Trade Charter (ITO Charter), which included the abolition of high tariffs and trade restrictions, and in 1948, the ITO Charter (also known as the Havana Charter) was signed by 52 countries in Havana, and the establishment of the International Trade Organization (ITO) was discussed. However, because the intention was too idealistic, many countries, including the United States, which proposed it, did not ratify it, and the establishment of the ITO had to be abandoned. ...

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…このような苦い経験をへた欧米諸国は，大戦後の国際経済体制を再建するにあたって，多角的かつ自由な貿易ルールの構築を目指した。45年にアメリカは高関税や貿易制限の撤廃を含む国際貿易憲章(ITO憲章)を提案し，48年ハバナにおいてITO憲章(ハバナ憲章とも呼ばれる)が52ヵ国によって調印され，国際貿易機構International Trade Organization(ITO)の設立が審議された。しかし，その意図があまりにも理想主義的であったため，提案国のアメリカをはじめ多くの国が批准せず，ITOの設立を断念せざるをえなかった。…

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