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The trade principles of Western liberal democracies are at the core ofinternational trade law regimes and standards. Are non-Westernsocieties adopting international standards, or are they adaptingthem to local norms and cultural values? This volume employs theparadigm of selective adaptation to explain the reception ofinternational trade law in the Pacific Rim. Drawing on examples fromChina, Japan, Thailand, and North America, the contributors show thatformal acceptance of international trade standards does not necessarilytranslate into uniform enforcement and acceptance at the local level.They offer compelling evidence that non-uniform compliance will be alegitimate outcome of the globalization of international trade law.