Browsing Master's theses in peace and conflict transformation by Author "Berg, Lars Martin"
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Does the international trade-system help promote peace? : a critical study of WTO's first benefit within the theoretical frames of peace- and development studies
Berg, Lars Martin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-12-14)The World Trade Organization claims to help keep peace in their declaration Ten Benefits of the WTO trading system (WTO 2008a). This thesis is a critical study of this peace claim within the frames of both peace- and development studies. The main argument of the thesis is that the peace claim of WTO is exaggerated. When adopting peace studies own definitions of peace and view it together with WTO’s ...