Trade cooperation : the purpose, design and effects of preferential trade agreement World trade Forum / edited by Andreas Dür, Manfred Elsig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dür, Andreas, 1976- editor.

Elsig, Manfred, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Favored nation clause.

Reciprocity (Commerce).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 598 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have been proliferating for more than two decades, with the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and a Trans-Pacific Partnership being just the tip of the iceberg. This volume addresses some of the most pressing issues related to the surge of these agreements. It includes chapters written by leading political scientists, economists and lawyers which theoretically and empirically advance our understanding of trade agreements. The key theme is that PTAs vary widely in terms of design. The authors provide explanations as to why we see these differences in design and whether and how these differences matter in practice. The tools for understanding the purposes and effects of PTAs that are offered will guide future research and inform practitioners and trade policy experts about progress in the scientific enquiry into PTAs.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316018453

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.