Transatlantic Governance in the Global Economy

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Mark A. Pollack, Gregory C. Shaffer
Rowman & Littlefield, 2001 - 354 Seiten
Governance in the global economy is a topic of enormous importance. Despite the triumph of free trade, many actors still try to protect important sectors of society from the potentially destructive effects of unfettered free markets, and rules remain indispensable in settling disputes among states over trade, investments, and copyrights. This book is particularly significant because of its conceptual clarity and broad scope. Focusing on the transatlantic area as the engine of the world economy, the editors assess three different conceptual models offered by scholars: the classic state-centered approach, the transgovernmental approach, and the transnational system of private actors in an emerging global society. After a series of excellent case studies on trade and competition policies, food safety, business and labor dialogues, and civil-society initiatives, the editors conclude that 'the U.S. executive and the European Commission have been and remain the dominant actors in transatlantic governance.' Among all these networks, business remains the most successful. At a time when many essay collections are loosely shaped, unoriginal, or jargon-ridden, this one is a model of research and analysis. ---Foreign Affairs
 

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Transatlantic Governance in Historical and Theoretical Perspective
3
Intergovernmental Relations A TwoLevel Game?
43
Get Away from Me Closer Youre Near Me Too Far Europe and America after the Uruguay Round
45
Dispute Prevention and Dispute Settlement in the EUUS Transatlantic Partnership
73
The Blurring of the Intergovernmental Public Private Partnerships behind US and EC Trade Claims
97
Transgovernmental Relations A New World Order?
125
Transatlantic Competition Relations
127
The Challenge of Reconciling Regulatory Differences Food Safety and GMOs in the Transatlantic Relationship
153
The Transatlantic Business Dialogue Transforming the New Transatlantic Dialogue
213
The Transatlantic Labor Dialogue Minimal Action in a Weak Structure
235
Transatlantic Civil Society Dialogues
255
Conclusion
285
Who Governs?
287
References
307
Index
331
About the Contributors
351

Mutual Recognition and Standard Setting Public and Private Strategies for Governing Markets
179
Transnational Relations A Transatlantic Civil Society?
211

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