Constraining Development: The Shrinking of Policy Space in the International Trade Regime

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Rachel Denae Thrasher

Constraining Development

The Shrinking of Policy Space in the International Trade Regime

Rachel Denae Thrasher

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Anthem Press
06 July 2021

International economic & trade law

Series: Anthem IGLP Rethinking Global Law and Policy Series

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.

By: Rachel Denae Thrasher
Imprint: Anthem Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781785277610
ISBN 10: 1785277618
Series: Anthem IGLP Rethinking Global Law and Policy Series
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 06 July 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel Denae Thrasher is Researcher and Trade Policy Coordinator at the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University.

Reviews for Constraining Development: The Shrinking of Policy Space in the International Trade Regime

"""The international trade and investment architecture has been broken for decades. This bold volume charts the numerous ways in which its rules have magnified the power of northern interests and foreclosed on opportunities for human advancement by nations of the global south and east."" — Ilene Grabel, Distinguished University Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, US ""Constraining Development guides the reader through a wide range of topical areas making clear the systemic impacts that trade and investment agreements have on policy space. It is a useful contribution in that it synthesizes the issues into one eminently readable volume."" — Brooke Güven, Senior legal researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, US"