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The global political economy of trade protectionism and liberalization : trade reform and economic adjustment in textiles and clothing / Tony Heron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heron, Tony, 1971- author.
- Series:
- RIPE series in global political economy ; 36.
- RIPE series in global political economy ; 36
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clothing trade--Government policy.
- Clothing trade.
- Commercial policy.
- Free trade.
- International trade.
- Protectionism.
- Textile industry--Government policy.
- Textile industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in political economy, and questions the incumbent orthodox liberal theories of collective action.Using a historical institutionalist framework to explore and explain the political economy of trade protectionism and liberalization, this book is based on detailed case studies of the textiles and clothing sector in the EU, United St
- Contents:
- The Global Political Economy of Trade Protectionism and Liberalization; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Multi Fibre Arrangement; 3 The political economy of trade liberalization in textiles and clothing; 4 The 'winners' and 'losers' of trade liberalization in textiles and clothing; 5 The EU, China and textiles diplomacy under the WTO; 6 The WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and the Caribbean 'offshore' development model
- 7 The African Growth and Opportunity Act and the politics of preference erosion in the WTO Doha 'Development' Round8 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-87358-2
- 9786613714893
- 1-136-29326-4
- 1-136-29325-6
- 0-203-11494-9
- 9780203114940
- OCLC:
- 798209398
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