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This text examines the social, political and economic impacts of trade, paying particular attention to the textiles and clothing sector with respect to developing countries. Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in political economy, and questions the incumbent orthodox liberal theories of collective action. Using a historical institutionalist framework to explore and explain the political economy of trade protectionism and liberalization, this book is based on detailed case studies of the textiles and clothing sector in the EU, United States, China, Caribbean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa. From this, the book expands to discuss the origins of trade protectionism and examine the wider political effects of liberalization, offering an explanation of why a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha round has proven to be so elusive. The book argues that the regulation of global trade - and the economic consequences that this has for both developed and developing countries - has be

Author

Tony Heron

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781136293252

Subjects

Political Science, Economics, Business