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OverviewThe politics of international trade have changed dramatically over the past 20 years. Advances in technology have spurred a new kind of 'trade' involving transfers of components and materials across borders but within firms. Trade in services, foreign direct investment and sales by affiliates of foreign-owed companies have grown more rapidly than trade in goods, making national rules and regulations more significant barriers to trade. The effects of 'non-trade' policies on trade have engaged new actors in trade politics, not least in the European Union (EU). The emergence of a more active bloc of developing countries alongside a vibrant international civil society, including environmental and consumer groups and ministries, have made trade politics increasingly lively, complex, and challenging for the EU. Meanwhile, the World Trade Organization has become not only a primary focus for EU trade policy but also a lightning rod for protest, a powerful 'legaliser' of trade diplomacy, and an arena where it is often difficult, even impossible, to separate private from public interests. The European Union and the New Trade Politics provides a state of the art analysis of how the EU shapes and is shaped by the 'new' trade politics. This book was previously published as a special issue of The Journal of European Public Policy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: JOHN PETERSON (University of Edinburgh, Scotland) , Alasdair Young (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9780415394918ISBN 10: 0415394910 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 28 June 2007 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introducing the New Trade Politics 2. Trade and ‘Domestic’ Policies: The European Mix 3. From Trading Power to Superpower? 4. The EU's Pursuit of Non-Trade Goals in the WTO 5. The EU and Liberalization: Been There, Done That? 6. Public versus Private in EU Trade Politics 7. No More Euro-Champions? The Future of EU Industrial Policy 8. EU Competition Policy and the New Trade PoliticsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Peterson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Edinburgh. Alasdair R. Young is a Senior Lecturer in international politics at the University of Glasgow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |