Transformations in Trade Politics - Participatory Trade Politics in West Africa

This book examines the evolution and application of participatory trade politics in West Africa and discusses the theoretical implications for political economy and global governance approaches to trade policy-making.

List of contents

PART I: West African Participatory Trade Politics Introduction 1. Transformative agency in EPA negotiations 2. Beyond trade economism PART II: Transformations in Trade Politics 3. The historical evolution of West African participatory trade politics 4. Actors' assessments of West African participatory trade politics 5. The social dimensions of trade policy formation 6. Conclusion

About the author

Silke Trommer is a post-doctoral researcher at the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, and an affiliated researcher with the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights in Helsinki, Finland, and the African Centre for Trade, Integration and Development in Dakar, Senegal.

Summary

This book examines the evolution and application of participatory trade politics in West Africa and discusses the theoretical implications for political economy and global governance approaches to trade policy-making.

Product details

• Authors: Silke Trommer, Trommer Silke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.08.2013
• EAN: 9780415819732
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81973-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Global Institutions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Politics & government, Political Economy, Politics and government, West Africa, International Trade, International trade and commerce