Trade composition and the global political economy -- Conceptualizing and operationalizing intra-industry trade -- Cooperating to compete : intra-industry trade and the formation of preferential trade agreements -- Trade composition and the World Trade Organization : the effect of intra-industry trade on the dispute settlement procedure -- Beyond liberalization and development : intra-industry trade and the onset of militarized disputes -- The political economy of international affinity : how the composition of trade influences preference similarity and alliance
Summary
In 'Intra-Industry Trade', Cameron G. Thies and Timothy M. Peterson call for us to rethink how we define trade and how it shapes global institutions. Arguing that existing models, rooted in Ricardo's theories, have not kept pace with the changing nature of trade, they argue that a greater proportion of intra-industry trade plays a significant role in pacifying security relations and institutionalizing economic relations in the contemporary global system