Trade Policy of the European Union

This textbook provides an introduction to the European Union's trade policy, analyzing its relationship with other policies and institutions, and how it fosters particular policy outcomes. It is recommended for undergraduate and Master's students studying the EU and Europe, as well as international trade policy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive and meticulously written textbook offers a long-awaited introduction to the trade policy of the European Union, the world's largest trading entity. Gstöhl and De Bièvre provide a comprehensive assessment of the common commercial policy, its relationship with other policies, such as development policy, and the EU's multi-level policy-making and international bargaining in this area. As well as providing a broad overview of the nature and development of the EU's trade policy, the authors analyze how relevant institutions and decision-making processes are organized and how this set-up fosters particular policy outcomes. Gstöhl and De Bièvre show how the thorough and critical study of EU trade policy can be conducted from an interdisciplinary viewpoint, enabling the student to tackle the ever-evolving political, economic, and legal questions that arise. Given the accessible writing, this book is recommended for both undergraduate and Master's students studying the EU and Europe in their Politics, International Relations, Economics, or Law degrees, as well as those focusing on international trade policy.

This comprehensive and meticulously written textbook offers a long-awaited introduction to the trade policy of the European Union, the world's largest trading entity.

Gstöhl and De Bièvre provide a comprehensive assessment of the common commercial policy, its relationship with other policies, such as development policy, and the EU's multi-level policy-making and international bargaining in this area.

As well as providing a broad overview of the nature and development of the EU's trade policy, the authors analyze how relevant institutions and decision-making processes are organized and how this set-up fosters particular policy outcomes.

Gstöhl and De Bièvre show how the thorough and critical study of EU trade policy can be conducted from an interdisciplinary viewpoint, enabling the student to tackle the ever-evolving political, economic, and legal questions that arise.

Given the accessible writing, this book is recommended for both undergraduate and Master's students studying the EU and Europe in their Politics, International Relations, Economics, or Law degrees, as well as those focusing on international trade policy.

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 151 x 217 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780230271975
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018