Business Lobbying and Trade Governance

This book provides an innovative account of how the globalization of production and the emergence of global value chains impacts on trade preferences, lobby strategies and the political influence of EU firms. It sheds new light on the complex EU-China trade relations.

Autorentext
Jappe Eckhardt is a postdoctoral researcher at the Simon Fraser University, Canada. He studied International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and holds a PhD from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His work has been published or is forthcoming in The Journal of Common Market Studies, The Journal of European Public Policy, The Journal of International Constitutional Law, The Journal of World Trade and World Trade Review.

Inhalt
List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgements

1. Business Lobbying and EU Trade Governance in a World of Global Value Chains
2. The Safeguard Case Against Chinese Clothing Products
3. The EU Anti-Dumping Case Against Chinese and Vietnamese Shoes
4. The EU Anti-Dumping Cases Against Vietnamese Bicycles
5. Conclusions
   Bibliography
   Index<B