Short description
Analyzes regionalism from a political economy perspective. This book includes contributors such as: Benjamin J Cohen; Beth V Yarbrough and Robert M Yarbrough; Charles A Kupchan; Edward D Mansfield and Helen V Milner; Edward D Mansfield and Rachel Bronson; Helen V Milner; Joseph M Grieco; Pier Carlo Padoan; and, Stephen Haggard.
Long description
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the ongoing process of economic integration in Europe, the formation of Mercosur, and the possibility of a new Asia-Pacific economic bloc have led to debate about the currnet status and future direction of regionalism. The contributors to this text explore regionalism from a political economic perspective, investigating why regional arrangements are formed, the conditions under which these arrangements solidify, and why they take on different institutional forms. While the essays contribute to an understanding of regionalism, they also bear on a number of recent theoretical debates in the fields of international relations and political economy, such as the merits of neorealist and institutional theories, new trade theories and new institutionalism .
Review
As preferential trade agreements have proliferated, modern economists have turned their attention to the compelling question of the potential they hold for damaging the multilateral world trading system premised on nondiscrimination instead. By contrast, Mansfield and Milner, two of their generation's most creative political scientists, lead a distinguished team to explore the reasons why this proliferation has occurred. The result is an exceptionally insightful volume that both economists and political scientists cannot afford to ignore.
Table of contents
- AcknowledgmentsContributorsThe Political Economy of Regionalism: An Overview, by Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. MilnerRegionalism in Asia and the Americas, by Stephen HaggardThe Political Economy of Currency Regions, by Benjamin J. CohenIndustries, Governments, and the Creation of Regional Trade Blocs, by Helen V. MilnerRegional Agreements as Clubs: The European Case, by Pier Carlo PadoanDispute Settlement in International Trade: Regionalism and Procedural Coordination, by Beth V. Yarbrough and Robert M. YarbroughSystematic Sources of Variation in Regional Institutionalization in Western Europe, East Asia, and the Americas, by Joseph M. GriecoThe Political Economy of Major-Power Trade Flows, by Edward D. Mansfield and Rachel BronsonRegionalizing Europe's Security: The Case for a New Mitteleuropa, by Charles A. KupchanBibliographyIndex