A Handbook on the GATS Agreement or Native American Issues

A Handbook on the GATS Agreement: A WTO Secretariat Publication

Author: Staff of WTO Trade in Services Division

This handbook aims to provides a better understanding of GATS and the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing negotiations. For users who are familiar with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), similarities and differences are pointed out where relevant. Likewise, for users who are familiar with the balance-of-payments definition of 'trade', departures from the Agreement's coverage are explained. Text boxes ('Food for Thought') are included to stimulate further thinking about the core concepts and implications of the Agreement.

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Native American Issues

Author: Paul C Rosier

This volume presents six major issues that have been divisive in and out of the Native American community. Readers will learn about the varied cultural, political, social, and economic dimensions of contemporary Native America and will be prompted to consider the complexity and complications of ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States.

School Library Journal

Gr 10 Up-Clearly written, balanced over-views of social and political issues affecting two American ethnic groups. Ten topics are addressed in Acuna's title, including assimilation, race classification, bilingual education, social services for undocumented immigrants, the amnesty programs for illegal immigrants, and border issues. Rosier addresses treaties, land claims, media stereotypes, gaming, ancestral remains, and economic improvement versus environmental protection. Each issue is discussed in a separate chapter that begins by summarizing historical background and current context, including relevant legislation and court decisions. Arguments used by proponents and opponents to support their positions follow. Each chapter concludes with in-depth endnotes, a short source or reading list, and discussion questions. Latino Issues ends with a comprehensive, annotated resource guide. Small, dark captioned black-and-white photos and a few tables and charts complement the texts. Both books contain a helpful, but selective index. Useful supplements to existing series on these topics.-Jack Forman, Mesa College Library, San Diego Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Series Foreword
	Introduction
1	Sports Mascots, Names, and Images	1
2	Native American Treaty Rights	31
3	Native American Land Claims	61
4	Repatriation of Ancestral Remains and Sacred Objects	87
5	Native American Gaming	113
6	The Conflict between Economic Development and Environmental Protection	145
	Index	175