| Description |
xiii, 322 pages : 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. National Regulation in the Global Economy -- 2. Protectionism versus Consumer Protection in Europe -- 3. Environmental Regulation and the Single European Market -- 4. Greening the GATT -- 5. Food Safety and International Trade -- 6. Baptists and Bootleggers in the United States -- 7. Reducing Trade Barriers in North America -- 8. The California Effect |
| Summary |
The most comprehensive account of trade and regulation on a global scale, this book analyzes the regulatory dimensions of all major international and regional trade agreements and treaties, including GATT, NAFTA, the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States, and the treaties that created the European Community and Union. He explores in depth some of the most important trade and regulatory conflicts, including the GATT tuna-dolphin dispute, the EC's beef hormone ban, the Danish bottle case, and the debate in the United States over the regulatory implications of both NAFTA and GATT |
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This timely book unravels the increasingly important and contentious relationship between trade and environmental, health, and safety standards, paying particular attention to the politics that underlie trade and regulatory linkages. Trading Up is essential reading for the business community, policymakers, environmentalists, consumer interest groups, political scientists, lawyers, and economists |
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In this pioneering work, David Vogel integrates environmental, consumer, and trade policy, and explicitly challenges the conventional wisdom that trade liberalization and agreements to promote free trade invariably undermine national health, safety, and environmental standards. Vogel demonstrates that liberal trade policies often produce precisely the opposite effect: that of strengthening regulatory standards |
| Analysis |
Environmental impact |
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Global economy |
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International comparisons |
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Overseas item |
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Safety |
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Standards |
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Trade agreements |
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Trade regulation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index |
| Subject |
Consumer protection -- Law and legislation.
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Environmental law.
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| LC no. |
95011865 |
| ISBN |
0674900839 (alk. paper) |
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