Partners or competitors? : the prospects for U.S.-European cooperation on Asian trade / edited by Richard H. Steinberg and Bruce Stokes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steinberg, Richard H., 1960-

Stokes, Bruce.

Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy.

Council on Foreign Relations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

United States--Commerce--Asia.

United States.

Asia--Commerce--United States.

Asia.

Europe--Commerce--Asia.

Europe.

Asia--Commerce--Europe.

International cooperation.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

xiv, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [1999]

Summary:

The ongoing Asian financial crisis has graphically demonstrated the shared Western stake in the Asian economy as the United States and Europe face falling exports to Asia and rising imports from the region. In 1998 alone, both the European and U.S. trade imbalances with Asia could grow by more than $50 billion each. To avoid a protectionist backlash at home and to ensure greater openness in Asian markets, Washington and Brussels have little choice but to work more closely together to meet the Asian challenge. Partners or Competitors? provides the first blueprint for transatlantic teamwork in the Pacific at this critical juncture. The authors provide cogent analyses of a range of important cases, from electronic commerce to autos, from anti-trust policy to the protection of intellectual property. Tracing the history of self-defeating competition in the region, they explore both the opportunities and limitations of collaboration in today's rapidly evolving international trade environment.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Exploring the Prospects for Transatlantic Trade Policy Cooperation in Asia / Richard H. Steinberg 1

2 Completing the Circuit: The Transatlantic Initiative in Information Technology / Michael G. Borrus, Stephen S. Cohen 21

3 Charting Cyberspace: A U.S.-European-Japanese Blueprint for Electronic Commerce / Francois Bar, Emily M. Murase 39

4 A Two-Way Street in Asia: EU-U.S. Trade Cooperation in the Automobile and Auto Parts Industries / Winfried Ruigrok, Rob Van Tulder 65

5 Trust-Busting in Asia: Trade Policy at the Newest Frontier / Alan Wm. Wolff, Thomas R. Howell 105

6 Piracy Protection in the Twenty-first Century / Benedicte Callan 137

7 Taming the Dragon: Integrating China into the Global Trading System / Bruce Stokes 177

8 Green Labeling: The Limits of a Transatlantic Approach / Jim Salzman 193

9 The Prospects for Partnership: Overcoming Obstacles to Transatlantic Trade Policy Cooperation in Asia / Richard H. Steinberg 213.

Notes:

"A Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE)/Council on Foreign Relations Project."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

084769321X

0847693228

OCLC:

40516712