Velut / Dalingwater / Boullet Understanding Mega-Free Trade Agreements

The Political and Economic Governance of New Cross-Regionalism
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-78064-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Reihe: The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series

The rise of cross-regional trade agreements is a defining trend of the current international trade system as shown by the signing of the Transpacific Partnership in 2015, the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the USA and the EU as well as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership between countries in Asia and Oceania.

These differ from previous agreements in two regards: 1) the economic significance and large geographic scale of cross-regional free trade agreements; 2) the wide scope of trade-related issues that "next generation" trade agreements include: from the protection of intellectual property, phytosanitary and sanitary standards, labor rights and environmental regulation, data privacy and geographical indications.

Despite the far-reaching implications of mega free trade agreements, academic scholars have only recently begun to analyze the defining features of what could be interpreted as a new phase of globalization. This book takes stock of the complex and hybrid character of contemporary international political economy. By shedding light on the political and economic governance of new cross-regionalism and focusing on the characteristics and stakes of initiatives that span most continents such as TTIP, it "takes cross-regionalism seriously" by providing a serious academic debate on a topic that promises to transform the world economy for decades to come.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Velut, Jean-Baptiste

Dalingwater, Louise

Boullet, Vanessa

Peyronel, Valerie

Peyronel, Valérie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Understanding Mega-Free Trade Agreements: The Political and Economic Governance of New Cross-Regionalism

Jean-Baptiste Velut (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3)

PART I – THE GEOSTRATEGIC STAKES OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISM

Chapter 1: From APEC to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The United States, Asia and Interconnection Agreements

Christian Deblock (Université du Québec à Montréal)

Chapter 2: Defining an "Economic NATO": the Implications of TTIP for Transatlantic Security and Defense

Christopher Griffin (TRENDS Research and Advisory, Abu Dhabi)

Chapter 3: The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Assessing the Role of a Mega-Free Trade Agreement in US Diplomacy

Guillaume de Rougé (NATO Desk, French Ministry of Defence)

PART II – CROSS-REGIONAL FTAS AS INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY REGIMES

Chapter 4: Regulatory Networks versus Trade Negotiations: Addressing Transatlantic Coordination Failure in Financial Regulation

Peter Knaack (UCLA)

Chapter 5: Shifting Governance: TTIP and the Public Services Debate

Louise Dalingwater (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3)

Chapter 6: The Trans-Pacific Partnership: the Entertainment Triad

Guy-Philippe Wells (Université du Québec à Montréal)

PART III – THE ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISM

Chapter 7: Regional Trade Agreements and International Production Networks

Iza Lejárraga (OECD)

Chapter 8: Designing Credible Commitment: The Political Economy of Dispute Settlement Design in PTAs

Sooyeon Kim (National University of Singapore) & Tobias Hofmann (University of Utah)

Chapter 9: The Impact of the TTIP on the Irish Economic Development Model

Vanessa Boullet (Université de Lorraine)

PART IV - THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICS OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISM

Chapter 10: Civil Society Participation in EU and US Trade Politics –TTIP and TPP in Context

Rafael Peels (ILO Research Department) & Jonas Aissi (ILO Research Department)

Chapter 11: The Digital Trade Imbalance and its Implications for Internet Governance

Susan Aaronson (George Washington University)

Conclusion

Jean-Baptiste Velut (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) & Louise Dalingwater (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)

Über Autor(innen)

Jean-Baptiste Velut is an Associate Professor in American Studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.

Louise Dalingwater is an Associate Professor in British studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.

Vanessa Boullet is an Associate Professor in Irish Studies at the University of Lorraine.

Valérie Peyronel is Professor of British and Irish Studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.