The political economy of international trade putting commerce in context - Heydon, Kenneth (Cambridge, UK Polity Press, 2020)
List of case studies -- List of figures -- Abbreviations -- Structure: the building blocks -- Introduction: echoes of mercantilism -- The gains from trade: winners and losers -- The political economy of trade: the domestic setting -- Trade, growth and development -- Trade, investment and the global value chain -- The institutional framework -- The systemic threats to the multilateral trading order -- The rise of preferential trade agreements -- Confronting the issues -- Distortions to trade in manufactures -- The special case of agriculture -- Negotiating services and investment -- Competition policy and the role of the firm -- Trade links to environment, labour standards and property rights -- Conclusion: putting commerce in context.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-229) and index.
Keywords: International trade; Commercial policy