The social construction of free trade the European Union, NAFTA, and MERCOSUR.

This book offers a compelling new interpretation of the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) at the end of the twentieth century. Challenging the widespread assumption that RTAs should be seen as fundamentally similar economic initiatives to pursue free trade, Francesco Duina proposes t...

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Main Author:	Duina, Francesco
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press 2013 Princeton Univ. Press
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Activism ASEAN Free Trade Area BUSINESS & ECONOMICS BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics Canada. Treaties, etc. 1992 Oct. 7 Capitalism Chamber of commerce Collective agreement Collective bargaining Common external tariff Comparative advantage Competition (economics) Consumer protection Developed country Duty-free shop Economic development Economic integration Economic interventionism Economic liberalization Economic planning Economic sociology Economic union Economics Economy Employment Equal opportunity Equal Rights Amendment EU-Staaten Europe European Free Trade Association European Union European Union law Export subsidy Free trade Free trade > Social aspects Free trade area Freihandelsabkommen General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade General Agreement on Trade in Services Globalisierung Globalization Handelsliberalisierung Harmonized System Import quota International International Trade Organization Investment policy Investment protection Labor Right Labor rights Liberalization Market (economics) Market economy Market integration Market participant Member state Mercantilism MERCOSUR MERCOSUR (Organization) Mercosur-Staaten Multilateral trade negotiations NAFTA Neoliberalism New trade theory North America Free Trade Agreement. North American Free Trade Agreement Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization Price controls Protectionism Regional integration Regionale Wirtschaftsintegration Regionalism Social Action Social aspects Social construction Social dialogue SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Sociology Sozialer Wandel State-owned enterprise Subsidy Tariff Trade barrier Trade bloc Trade blocs Trade creation Trade diversion Trade regulation USMCA-Staaten Varieties of Capitalism Vergleich Voluntary export restraints Welfare reform Welfare state World economy World Trade Organization Member state Protectionism Labor Right Economic sociology Economic interventionism World Trade Organization Competition (economics) European Free Trade Association Developed country General Agreement on Trade in Services Chamber of commerce Social Action Regional integration Trade diversion New trade theory Collective bargaining Social dialogue Economics Varieties of Capitalism Activism Import quota North American Free Trade Agreement Tariff Consumer protection Comparative advantage Investment protection Capitalism Free trade area Equal opportunity Multilateral trade negotiations European Union law Free trade Market economy General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Export subsidy World economy Voluntary export restraints Economic planning ASEAN Free Trade Area Common external tariff Trade regulation Economy Harmonized System Mercosur Employment Market participant Welfare state Economic union Liberalization Economic liberalization Labor rights Trade barrier State-owned enterprise Mercantilism International Trade Organization Equal Rights Amendment Trade bloc Investment policy Globalization Subsidy Economic development Neoliberalism Duty-free shop Collective agreement Trade creation Market integration Economic integration Market (economics) Welfare reform Price controls
ISBN:	9780691133782, 9780691123530, 0691123535, 0691133786, 1400849411, 9781400849413
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Table of Contents:

The social construction of free trade: the European Union, NAFTA, and MERCOSUR -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- A Note on Translations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 1: Visions of Free Trade -- Chapter 2: Institutions, Politics, and the Making of Regional Markets -- Part II: The Evolution of Law and Society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA -- Chapter 3: The Use of Regional Law to Standardize Reality -- Chapter 4: The Targets and Content of Regional Law -- Chapter 5: Societal Adjustments to Integration -- Part III: Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Reflections on the Present and Future -- Appendix -- References -- Index
Front Matter Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES A NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS Chapter 1: VISIONS OF FREE TRADE Chapter 2: INSTITUTIONS, POLITICS, AND THE MAKING OF REGIONAL MARKETS Chapter 3: THE USE OF REGIONAL LAW TO STANDARDIZE REALITY Chapter 4: THE TARGETS AND CONTENT OF REGIONAL LAW Chapter 5: SOCIETAL ADJUSTMENTS TO INTEGRATION Chapter 6: REFLECTIONS ON THE PRESENT AND FUTURE APPENDIX REFERENCES INDEX
Index Appendix References Part III: Conclusion Chapter Six: Reflections on the Present and Future Chapter Five: Societal Adjustments to Integration Chapter Four: The Targets and Content of Regional Law Part II: The Evolution of Law and Society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA Chapter Three: The Use of Regional Law to Standardize Reality Chapter Two: Institutions, Politics, and the Making of Regional Markets Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework Chapter One: Visions of Free Trade Abbreviations Acknowledgments Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Contents List of Figures and Tables A Note on Translations Cover
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- A Note on Translations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework -- Chapter One: Visions of Free Trade -- Chapter Two: Institutions, Politics, and the Making of Regional Markets -- Part II: The Evolution of Law and Society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA -- Chapter Three: The Use of Regional Law to Standardize Reality -- Chapter Four: The Targets and Content of Regional Law -- Chapter Five: Societal Adjustments to Integration -- Part III: Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Reflections on the Present and Future -- Appendix -- References -- Index
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter Four. The Targets and Content of Regional Law
Chapter Three. The Use of Regional Law to Standardize Reality
Chapter One. Visions of Free Trade
Index
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Appendix
CONTENTS
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Chapter Five. Societal Adjustments to Integration
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework --
Part III: Conclusion --
References
Frontmatter --
A Note on Translations
Chapter Six. Reflections on the Present and Future
Abbreviations
Part II: The Evolution of Law and Society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA --
Chapter Two. Institutions, Politics, and the Making of Regional Markets