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Constraining Development: The Shrinking of Policy Space in the International Trade Regime (Anthem IGLP Rethinking Global Law and Policy Series) - Softcover

Book 3 of 3: Anthem IGLP Rethinking Global Law and Policy Series

Thrasher, Rachel Denae

 
9781839996498: Constraining Development: The Shrinking of Policy Space in the International Trade Regime (Anthem IGLP Rethinking Global Law and Policy Series)

Synopsis

There is a fundamental mismatch between the global trade rules as they govern international economic behaviour and the political economic factors influencing domestic policy making. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that the multilateral trading system is in crisis. Countries are increasingly turning to bilateral and regional (and mega-regional) trade deals to push forward their trade agenda. There is far less consensus around these next-generation trade agreements which reach into every aspect of domestic policy-making. At this time, more than ever, policy-makers, treaty negotiators, and scholars and students of international law need to understand the ways in which this growing regime of international trade and investment impacts regulatory decisions. 

This book demonstrates how seemingly disparate spheres of legal theory and practice (investment incentives, patent protection, land reform, etc.) are all linked together through the lens of international trade and investment, while also offering solutions in the form of new negotiating texts and country examples as a way forward toward a new multilateral trade and investment regime. Furthermore, each chapter identifies the regulatory challenges facing countries.

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About the Author

Rachel Thrasher is a researcher and the Team Lead of the Trade and Investment Policies workstream in the Global Economic Governance Initiative at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center.

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