Title Social standards in EU and US trade agreements / Evgeny Postnikov

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series The International political economy of new regionalisms series International political economy of new regionalisms series. Contents Social standards in EU and US PTAs : an overview -- Theory and methodology -- The causes of social standards in EU PTAs -- The causes of social standards in US PTAs -- The effects of social standards in EU and US PTAs Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher Notes Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Pittsburgh, 2014, titled Valued exports : social standards in EU and U.S. trade agreements Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Evgeny Postnikov is a lecturer in international relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests center on international political economy, especially trade policy and its links with non-trade issues, such as labor rights and the environment. He is particularly interested in the rise of bilateralism in global trade and the role the EU and others play in it. His work has been published in several leading outlets, including the Review of International Organizations, Journal of European Public Policy, Environmental Politics, New Political Economy and Journal of Common Market Studies Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2020) Subject Tariff preferences -- European Union countries Tariff preferences -- United States Foreign trade and employment -- European Union countries Foreign trade and employment -- United States Employee rights -- International cooperation Foreign trade regulation -- Environmental aspects -- European Union countries Foreign trade regulation -- Environmental aspects -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE / General POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs Commercial policy Foreign trade and employment Foreign trade regulation -- Environmental aspects International economic relations Tariff preferences SUBJECT European Union countries -- Commercial policy United States -- Commercial policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139978 European Union countries -- Foreign economic relations United States -- Foreign economic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140052 Subject European Union countries United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2019059766 ISBN 9781315114323 1315114321 9781351627368 1351627368 9781351627375 1351627376 9781351627351 135162735X

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