The Clash of Globalizations
Essays on the Political Economy of Trade and Development Policy
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 2013
200 pages
978-0-85728-336-8 (ISBN)
Description
Collecting and synthesizing a series of essays on the political economy of trade and development policy, this book explores the following research questions: to what extent is the global trading regime reducing the ability of nation-states to pursue policies for financial stability and economic growth; and what political factors explain such changes in policy space over time, across different types of trade treaties and across nations? Gallagher presents intriguing findings on the policy constraints on the Uruguay Round, as well as the significant restrictions that the USA places upon the ability of developing nations to deploy a range of development strategies for stability and growth.
Analyzing the factors that have led to twenty-first-century trade politics being characterized by a "clash of globalizations," this volume explores the role of economic power, institutional structure, domestic politics, currency fluctuations and ideas about globalization in effecting changes to global trade policies.
Analyzing the factors that have led to twenty-first-century trade politics being characterized by a "clash of globalizations," this volume explores the role of economic power, institutional structure, domestic politics, currency fluctuations and ideas about globalization in effecting changes to global trade policies.
Reviews / Votes
"[This] book is particularly good at introducing complex events such as the Doha and technical instruments such as bilateral investment treaties [...] it provides a highly readable and straightforward account of these issues, and the use of numerous tables helps to convincingly illustrate the unequal distribution of trade gains and the lack of standardization across multilateral trade regulations." -Courtney Lindsay, "Caribbean Journal of International Relations & Diplomacy"More details
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20+ tables, figures and boxes
File size
1,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85728-336-8 (9780857283368)
DOI
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9780857283368/type/BOOK
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Kevin P. Gallagher
The Clash of Globalizations
Essays on the Political Economy of Trade and Development Policy
Book
07/2013
Anthem Press
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Person
Kevin P. Gallagher is associate professor in the Department of International Relations at Boston University, where he is coordinator of the Global Development Policy Program and the Global Economic Governance Initiative.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Chapter 1: Introducing the Clash of Globalizations; Chapter 2: Losing Control: Policy Space to Regulate Cross-Border Financial Flows; Chapter 3: The New Vulture Culture: Sovereign Debt Restructuring and International Investment Rules; Chapter 4: Whither the Developmental State? Industrial Policy and Development Sovereignty; Chapter 5: Understanding Developing Country Resistance to the Doha Round; Chapter 6: Trading Away the Ladder? Trade Politics and Economic Development in the Americas; Chapter 7: Putting Development First: Trade Policy for the Twenty-first Century; References; Index
