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Pro Trade, Against Competition
Firms and the Politics of Selective Trade Protection
9781035350216 Edward Elgar Publishing
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of firm lobbying and selective trade protection. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, Emile van Ommeren challenges the view that large multinational corporations are unequivocally in favor of trade liberalization.
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Contents
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This book presents a comprehensive analysis of firm lobbying and selective trade protection. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, Emile van Ommeren challenges the view that large multinational corporations are unequivocally in favor of trade liberalization.
Pro Trade, Against Competition delves into the factors that contribute to the implementation of selective trade measurements by governments, exploring relationships between firm-level interests, trade barriers, and the world trading system. The book showcases examples from economies across the world, demonstrating that the growth of intra-industry trade and global value chains has fundamentally altered firms’ involvement in international trade. Ultimately, van Ommeren contends that politically powerful companies have an incentive to lobby for selective trade protection under these conditions.
Providing a thought-provoking examination of trade policymaking across diverse contexts, this book is an essential resource for students and scholars in trade, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and economics. Policymakers will also benefit from its insights into the consequences of selective trade policies for the global trading system.
Pro Trade, Against Competition delves into the factors that contribute to the implementation of selective trade measurements by governments, exploring relationships between firm-level interests, trade barriers, and the world trading system. The book showcases examples from economies across the world, demonstrating that the growth of intra-industry trade and global value chains has fundamentally altered firms’ involvement in international trade. Ultimately, van Ommeren contends that politically powerful companies have an incentive to lobby for selective trade protection under these conditions.
Providing a thought-provoking examination of trade policymaking across diverse contexts, this book is an essential resource for students and scholars in trade, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and economics. Policymakers will also benefit from its insights into the consequences of selective trade policies for the global trading system.
Critical Acclaim
‘Multinationals are not unequivocal free traders but protect their market share by lobbying for selective trade protection, whereby competitors are excluded from the market with surgical precision. Van Ommeren convincingly demonstrates his innovative and important argument through quantitative and qualitative analyses. This top-notch IPE book is a must-read.’
– Ferdi De Ville, Ghent University, Belgium
– Ferdi De Ville, Ghent University, Belgium
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction: pro trade, against competition 1
2 A changing global economy 18
3 Firms and import competition 41
4 Discriminatory trade policies 60
5 The business of trade lobbying 81
6 Fragmentation of the world trading system 116
7 Conclusion 133
Appendix 143
Bibliography 154
Glossary 168
1 Introduction: pro trade, against competition 1
2 A changing global economy 18
3 Firms and import competition 41
4 Discriminatory trade policies 60
5 The business of trade lobbying 81
6 Fragmentation of the world trading system 116
7 Conclusion 133
Appendix 143
Bibliography 154
Glossary 168
