Free Trade Agreements and Globalisation In the Shadow of Brexit and Trump /

• Main Author: Melchior, Arne (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Macroeconomics.; Trade.; Business.; Commerce.; International law.; Economic policy.; Economics.; European Economic Community literature.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Economic Policy.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.; European Integration.

This book analyses the fast spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) across the globe, their content and their economic impact. In the wake of Brexit and the new protectionism of President Trump, Melchior offers a timely assessment of key issues relating to FTAs. Dividing the world into seven major re...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
• Chapter 2: A Portrait of World Trade
• Chapter 3: The Global Landscape of FTAs
• Chapter 4: Tariffs: The Most and the Least Favoured Nations
• Chapter 5: Non-tariff Issues in FTAs
• Chapter 6: How Important is Trade? Estimates from a World Trade Model
• Chapter 7: Trade, USA and the rise of China: Pains and Gains
• Chapter 8: Global Versus Local Integration and Europe's Options
• Chapter 9: Trade Policy Spillovers and Regulatory Cooperation.