scholarly journals The Farsighted Stability of Global Trade Policy Arrangements

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Berens ◽  
Lasha Chochua
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Berens ◽  
Lasha Chochua ◽  
Gerald Willmann

Headline INTERNATIONAL: Nationalism is shaping trade policy


2021 ◽  
pp. 195-210
Author(s):  
Kent Jones

The concluding chapter summarizes the major findings of the book. Populism has inflicted the greatest damage to global trade and the trading system through the policies of Donald Trump and the UK Brexit vote. Trump’s populist manifesto presents globalism as the opposite of patriotism, but globalized societies increase their national welfare through trade, serving patriotic goals. In order to rebuff the populist temptation it will be necessary to improve adjustment policies, so that workers will have better chances of moving to new jobs when globalization disrupts markets. National trade policy should prevent the concentration of power in one individual’s discretion. The WTO needs to be revitalized through updating its rule book, introducing more effective safeguard measures, and finding new methods of reaching consensus. Maintaining democratic institutions will also be necessary, along with global efforts to defuse refugee crises, and national efforts to integrate and assimilate immigrants.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-209
Author(s):  
Diana Potjomkina

Erin Hannah offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of civil society’s participation in the European Union’s trade policy. Relying on two case studies, the book shows that while the EU has created diverse instruments for engaging with civil society, in practice procedural improvements do not necessarily lead to greater influence for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Going beyond a purely technical view on NGOs’ access to policy-makers, we should also consider the ideational factors at play.


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