Transatlantic governance in the global economy
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. -- Review from Foreign Affairs at http://www.foreignaffairs.com (Feb. 13, 2012)
Kongress Madison (Wis.) 1999
xi, 354 pages ; 24 cm.
9780742509313, 9780742509320, 0742509311, 074250932X
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Transatlantic governance in historical and theoretical perspective / Mark A. Pollack and Gregory C. Shaffer
Get away from me closer, you're near me too far: Europe and America after the Uruguay round / John Peterson
Dispute prevention and dispute settlement in the EU-US transatlantic partnership / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
The blurring of the intergovernmental: public-private partnerships behind US and EC trade claims / Gregory C. Shaffer
Transatlantic competition relations / Youri Devuyst
The challenge of reconciling regulatory differences: food safety and GMOs in the transatlantic relationship / Mark A. Pollack and Gregory C. Shaffer
Mutual recognition and standard setting: public and private strategies for governing markets / Michelle Egan
The transatlantic business dialogue: transforming the new transatlantic dialogue / Maria Green Cowles
The transatlantic labor dialogue: minimal action in a weak structure / Jody Knauss and David Trubek
Transatlantic civil society dialogues / Francesca Bignami and Steve Charnovitz
Who governs? / Mark A. Pollack and Gregory C. Shaffer
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