Trade politics ain't what it used to be: The European union in the Doha round

Young, A.R. (2007) Trade politics ain't what it used to be: The European union in the Doha round. Journal of Common Market Studies, 45(4), pp. 789-811. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00748.x)

Abstract

The European Union is a key player in the Doha Development Round of multilateral trade negotiations. This article argues that its negotiating position reflects distinctive patterns of politics underlying three aspects of trade policy – traditional trade policy, commercial policy and social trade policy – characterized by different sets of actors and political dynamics. Although there is significant variation in the substance of the EU's position within each aspect of trade policy, their distinctive patterns of politics help to explain why the EU's negotiating position is most liberal in traditional trade policy and least in social trade policy.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Young, Professor Alasdair
• Authors: Young, A.R.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
• Journal Name: Journal of Common Market Studies
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• ISSN: 0021-9886
• ISSN (Online): 1468-5965