The Rise of Bilateralism

The Rise of Bilateralism

Author: Kenneth Heydon

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreements have become the center of trade diplomacy, pushing beyond tariffs into deep integration and beyond regionalism into a web of bilateral deals, raising concerns about coercion by bigger players. This study examines American, European and Asian approaches to preferential trade agreements and their effects on trade, investment and economic welfare. It draws on theoretical works, but also examines the actual substance of agreements negotiated and envisaged.--Publisher's description.


The EU-Thailand Relations

The EU-Thailand Relations

Author: Chaiyakorn Kiatpongsan

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 9089641645

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Een studie over het 'nieuw bilateralisme' aan de hand van de ontwikkeling van de relatie tussen de EU en Thailand.


Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific Security

Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific Security

Author: William T. Tow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-02

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 113597389X

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Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral associations such as ASEAN will eventually replace the system of bilateral alliances which were the predominant form of U.S. security co-operation with Asia-Pacific allies during the Cold War. Yet these bilateral alliances continue to be the primary means of the United States’ strategic engagement with the region. This book contends that bilateralism and multilateralism are not mutually exclusive, and that bilateralism is likely to continue strong even as multilateralism strengthens. It explores a wide range of issues connected with this question. It discusses how US bilateral alliances have been reinvigorated in recent years, examines how bilateral and multilateral approaches to specific problems can work alongside each other, and concludes by considering how patterns of international security are likely to develop in the region in future.


Beyond Bilateralism

Beyond Bilateralism

Author: Ellis S. Krauss

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0804749108

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Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends.


International Trade and Investment Law

International Trade and Investment Law

Author: Leal-Arcas, Rafael

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2010-05-28

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1781000778

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This timely book examines international trade and investment law at various levels of governance, including unilateral, bilateral, regional, and multilateral arrangements.


The New Economic Diplomacy

The New Economic Diplomacy

Author: Nicholas Bayne

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780754670483

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The New Economic Diplomacy explains how states conduct their external economic relations in the 21st century: how they make decisions domestically; how they negotiate internationally; and how these processes interact. It documents the transformation of economic diplomacy in the 1990s and early 2000s in response to the end of the Cold War, the advance of globalisation and the growing influence of non-state actors like private business and civil society. Fully updated, the second edition reflects the impact of the campaign against terrorism, the war in Iraq and the rise of major developing countries like China and India.Based on the authors' own work in the field of international political economy, it is suitable for students interested in the decision making processes in foreign economic policy including those studying International Relations, Government, Politics and Economics but will also appeal to politicians, bureaucrats, business people, NGO activists, journalists and the informed public.


European Union Economic Diplomacy

European Union Economic Diplomacy

Author: Stephen Woolcock

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0754679314

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The European Union is a key player in international economic relations, but its exact role and how it goes about making decisions and negotiating is often poorly understood within and especially outside the EU. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors that determine the role of the EU in economic diplomacy.


Social Standards in EU and US Trade Agreements

Social Standards in EU and US Trade Agreements

Author: Evgeny Postnikov

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1351627368

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This book examines the causes and consequences of social standards in US and EU preferential trade agreements (PTAs). PTAs are the new reality of the global trading system. Pursued by both developed and developing countries, they increasingly incorporate labor and environmental issues to prevent a race to the bottom in social regulation and counter-protectionism. Using principal-agent theory to explore why US PTAs have stricter social standards than those signed by the EU, Postnikov argues that the level of institutional insulation of trade policy executives from interest groups and legislators determines the design of social standards. In the EU, where institutional insulation is high, social standards mirror the normative preferences of the European Commission leading to a softer approach. In the US, where such insulation is low, social standards are driven by interest groups and legislators they control, resulting in a stricter approach. This book shows that both approaches can be effective but work through different causal mechanisms. To test his argument, Postnikov draws on original data collected in Brussels, Washington, Santiago, Bogota, and Seoul. This book will be of interest to all scholars and students working in the fields of international political economy and EU and US trade policy.


Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific

Minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific

Author: Bhubhindar Singh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1000060020

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While US-centred bilateralism and ASEAN-led multilateralism have largely dominated the post-Cold War regional security architecture in the Indo-Pacific, increasing doubts about their effectiveness have resulted in countries turning to alternative forms of cooperation, such as minilateral arrangements. Compared to multilateral groupings, minilateral platforms are smaller in size, as well as more exclusive, flexible and functional. Both China and the US have contributed to minilateral initiatives in the Indo-Pacific. In the case of the former, there is the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism—involving China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam—established in 2015. In the case of the latter, there has been a revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in 2017—involving the US, Australia, Japan and India. This book examines the rise of these arrangements, their challenges and opportunities, as well as their impact on the extant regional security architecture, including on the ASEAN-led multilateral order. A valuable guide for students and policy-makers looking to understand the nature and development of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific region.