The sovereign remedy? : trade agreements in a globalizing world /

International trade and the rapidly proliferating network of trade agreements have aroused passions for decades. While some blame trade agreements for exporting jobs, sowing poverty, furthering illegal migration, and robbing national sovereignty, others praise them as lynchpins of growth, pillars of...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Estevadeordal, Antoni
Weitere Verfasser:
Suominen, Kati
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
International trade and the rapidly proliferating network of trade agreements have aroused passions for decades. While some blame trade agreements for exporting jobs, sowing poverty, furthering illegal migration, and robbing national sovereignty, others praise them as lynchpins of growth, pillars of peace, guarantors of security, and engines of globalization. Still others view them as useful instruments for fostering global trade and investment. This book examines whether tradeagreements merit the blame levelled against them or the hopes pinned on them. It employs extensive new historical data
Umfang:
1 online resource (288 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-249) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-156395-1
1-282-26831-7
9786612268311
Schlagworte:
International trade.
Commercial treaties.
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