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1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain Global Economy and the Necessity for a New Framework of Analysis -- 1.1 Definition and Conceptualization -- 1.1.1 Trade Policy and the Different Ways of Measuring It -- 1.1.1.1 What Does Trade Policy Really Mean? -- 1.1.1.2 Tariffs, Non-Tariff Measures, and "Murky" Protectionism -- 1.1.1.3 The Complex Task of Defining Policy Responses -- 1.1.1.4 Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) -- 1.1.1.5 Global Value Chains (GVCs) |
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1.2 Theoretical Approaches in the Literature and Initial Hypotheses -- 1.2.1 State-Level Dynamics in Trade Protectionism -- 1.2.2 Contribution of this Book to the Trade Policy Literature -- 1.3 A Two-Step Research Design -- 1.3.1 Large-N Analysis -- 1.3.2 Small-N Analysis and Case Studies -- 1.4 Historical Context and Significance of this Research -- 1.5 Outline of the Book -- Notes -- 2 A Historical Overview of Twenty-First-Century Protectionism: How Did We Arrive at this Point? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Winding Road of the World Trade System Since World War II |
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2.3 China's Accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 -- 2.4 Global Trade After the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis -- 2.5 Bilateral Tensions Between the United States and China in the Present and the Past -- 2.5.1 US-China Trade Tensions Step By Step -- 2.6 Final Comments On Twenty-First-Century Protectionism From a Historical Perspective -- Notes -- 3 Understanding Trade Protectionism Piece By Piece: Evidence From the Data -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A Descriptive Analysis at the State Level of Trade Policy Dynamics |
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3.2.1 Twenty-First-Century Protectionism Piece By Piece: States, Sectors, and Measures -- 3.2.1.1 State-Level Dynamics -- 3.2.1.2 Types of Measures Implemented -- 3.2.1.3 A Descriptive Text Analysis of the Types of Measures Implemented -- 3.3 A Descriptive Analysis of Preferential Trade Agreements and Global Value Chains -- 3.3.1 Preferential Trade Agreements -- 3.3.2 Global Value Chains -- 3.4 Final Thoughts On Rising Protectionism Vis-À-Vis the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Notes -- 4 Protectionism and Trade Policy Responses: A Quantitative Approach -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Models -- 4.3 The Data |
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4.3.1 Measurement of the Dependent Variables -- 4.3.2 Measurement of Regressors of Interest -- 4.3.3 Control Variables -- 4.4 State-Level Analysis Results -- 4.5 Political and Economic Magnitude of Findings at the State-Level Analysis -- Notes -- 5 A Comparative Approach: Protectionism and Trade Policy Responses in Latin America -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Case Selection: Why Latin America and Why These Three Countries? -- 5.3 Fieldwork: Interviews With Key Trade Policy Actors in Latin America -- 5.3.1 Interview Design and Methodology |
| Summary |
Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy argues that in a global context dominated by economic uncertainty and interdependencies, the mechanisms that have fueled the diffusion of trade liberalisation under the World Trade Organization can also become channels for protectionism |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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5.4 A Brief Background of Latin America's Trade Policy Evolution |
| Subject |
Commercial policy.
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Free trade.
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International trade.
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Protectionism.
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Commercial policy.
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Free trade.
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International trade.
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Protectionism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000961638 |
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100096163X |
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