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Wouters, Jan; Marx, Axel; Geraets, Dylan; Natens, Bregt --- "Global Governance through Trade" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) [2015] ELECD 1460

Editor(s): Wouters, Jan; Marx, Axel; Geraets, Dylan; Natens, Bregt

Title: Global Governance through Trade

Sub-title: EU Policies and Approaches

Series: Leuven Global Governance series

Topics: International Economic Law, Trade Law; Regulation and Governance; International Relations

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 27 November 2015

Number of pages: 384

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783477753

EISBN: 9781783477760

Abstract/Description:

A 'new generation' of EU trade policies aims to advance public goods - such as promoting sustainable development, protecting human rights and enhancing governance in third states. The pursuit of these objectives raises important questions regarding coherence, effectiveness, legitimacy and extraterritoriality. In Global Governance through Trade leading scholars from different disciplines address these topical questions.

The book contains a comprehensive analysis of the concept of governing through trade and investigates how the EU ‘exports’ regulation through conditional market access regulation, bilateral trade agreements and unilateral trade policy. Several case studies complement the general analysis and provide an in-depth assessment of the European Union's new trade policies.

This multidisciplinary book will be an enlightening read for a wide-ranging audience encompassing academics, policymakers, policy analysts and students of, amongst others, trade law and policy, global governance, sustainable development, human rights and labor standards.