ABSTRACT

Leading experts provide a clear overview of the evolving environment of trade politics and the current issues surrounding its development. Trade politics is a hot topic this year, particuarly since the changes in world economy following the Asian crisis. Written with students in mind this book includes chapters on:

  • trade and security
  • ideas and policies
  • intellectual property
  • the environment
  • regions in world trade
  • trade organizations
  • states and sovereignty.

Trade Politics is a broad ranging volume that uses an interdisciplinary approach to give a depth of analysis, on the most contemporary trade issues, that will be invaluable to students seeking to understand an increasingly complex trading environment.

part |2 pages

Part I Environments and issues

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Ideas and policies

chapter 3|16 pages

Agricultural trade policy

chapter 4|12 pages

International trade in services

chapter 5|16 pages

Intellectual property

chapter 6|16 pages

International trade and security

chapter 7|18 pages

International trade and workers’ rights

part |2 pages

Part II Actors and processes

part |2 pages

Part III Regions in world trade

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 16|14 pages

The Asia-Pacific

chapter 17|14 pages

The European Union