"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 preve...

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1. Verfasser:	Postnikov, Evgeny (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:	The International political economy of new regionalisms series International political economy of new regionalisms series
Schlagworte:	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
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Zusammenfassung:	"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"--
Beschreibung:	Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Pittsburgh, 2014, titled Valued exports : social standards in EU and U.S. trade agreements Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2020)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource illustrations
ISBN:	9781315114323 1315114321 9781351627368 1351627368 9781351627375 1351627376 9781351627351 135162735X