Overview

In recent decades, the international economy has witnessed profound changes. International Trade and the New Global Economy includes key papers on the leading research discussing the links between these changes and international trade. Written by an outstanding set of distinguished economists and political scientists, the seminal papers in this volume address the proliferation of preferential trade agreements, the effects of the Great Recession on trade, and mass attitudes about trade and globalization. With an original introduction by the editor, this volume is an excellent source of reference for social scientists and graduate students interested in international economic affairs.

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Author:   Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Volume:   307
ISBN:  

9781784712594

ISBN 10:   1784712590
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction Edward D. Mansfield PART I THE SOURCES AND FEATURES OF PREFERNTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS 1. Scott L. Baier and Jeffrey H. Bergstrand (2004), 'Economic Determinants of Free Trade Agreements', Journal of International Economics, 64 (1), 29-63 2. Edward D. Mansfield, Helen V. Milner and B. Peter Rosendorff (2002), 'Why Democracies Cooperate More: Electoral Control and International Trade Agreements', International Organization, 56 (3), Summer, 477-513 3. Kerry A. Chase (2003), 'Economics Interest and Regional Trading Arrangements: The Case of Nafta', International Organization, 57 (1), Winter, 137-74 4. Mark S. Manger (2012), 'Vertical Trade Specialization and the Formation of North- South PTAs', World Politics, 64 (4), October, 622-58 5. Edward D. Mansfield and Eric Reinhardt (2003), 'Multilateral Determinants of Regionalism: The Effects of GATT/WTO on the Formation of Preferential Trading Arrangements' International Organization, 57 (4), Autumn, 829-62 6. Richard Baldwin and Dany Jaimovich (2012), 'Are Free Trade Agreements Contagious?', Journal of International Economics, 88 (1), 1-16 PART II WHAT DOES THE PUBLIC THINK ABOUT TRADE? 7. Kenneth F. Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter (2001) 'What Determines Individual Trade-Policy Preferences', Journal of International Economics, 54 (2), 267-92 8. Kevin H. O' Rourke and Richard Sinnott (2001), 'The Determinants of Individual Trade Policy Preferences: International Survey Evidence', Brookings Trade Forum, 157-206 9. Anna Maria Mayda and Dani Rodrik (2005), 'Why are Some People (and countries) More Protectionist than Others?', European Economic Review, 49 (6), 1393-430 10. Jude C. Hays, Sean D. Ehrlich and Clint Peinhardt (2005), 'Government Spending and Public Support for Trade in the OECD', International Organization, 59 (2), Spring, 473-94 11. Andy Baker (2003), 'Why is Trade Reform so Popular in Latin America? A Consumption- Based Theory of Trade Policy Preferences', World Politics, 55 (3), 423-55 12. Jens Hainmueller and Michael J. Hiscox (2003), 'Learning to Love Globalization: Education and Individual Attitudes Toward International Trade', 60 (2), 365-85 13. Edward D. Mansfield and Diana C. Mutz (2009), 'Support for Free Trade: Self Interest, Sociotropic Politics, and Out-Group Anxiety', International Organization, 63 (3), Summer, 425-57 14. Yotam Margalit (2012), 'Lost in Globalization: International Economic Integration and the Sources of Popular Discontent', International Studies Quarterly, 56 (3), 484-500 PART III THE GREAT RECESSION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE 15. Hiau Looi Kee, Cristina Neagu and Alessandro Nicita (2013), 'Is Protectionism on the Rise? Assessing National Trade Policies during the Crisis of 2008', Review of Economics and Statistics, 95 (1), March, 342-46 16. Chad P. Bown and Meredith A. Crowley (2013), 'Import Protection, Business Cycles and Exchange Rates: Evidence from the Great Reccession', Journal of International Economics, 90 (1), 50-64 17. Kishore Gawande, Bernard Hoekman and Yue Cui (2014), 'Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy Responses to the 2008 Crisis', World Bank Economic Review, 29 (1), 102-28 18. Daniel W. Drenzer (2014), 'The System Worked: Global Economic Governance During the Great Recession', World Politics, 66 (1), January, 123-64 Index

Reviews

'A sterling collection of the most important research on the contemporary politics of international trade. Mansfield has astutely gathered work from the research frontier.'- David A. Lake, University of California, US; 'Ed Mansfield is a leading scholar of international political economy and here he has brought together an impressive collection of articles from the top journals in the field. The volume includes classics that are already mandatory reading for anyone studying international political economy, and it also introduces the latest trends in research with exciting new work in survey analysis. Readers will gain critical insights into the economic and political forces that shape free trade agreements and the formation of public opinion towards trade. A final section reflects on the Great Recession from the perspective of economics and international relations.- Christina Davis, Princeton University, US

'In this volume, Edward D. Mansfield collects some of the key pieces of research on three of the most important and hotly debated topics of our time in the international political economy of trade: trade agreements, individual trade policy preferences, and the great recession. The papers within this volume are essential reading for those wishing to understand the modern dynamics of the international trading system.' -- Jon Pevehouse, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US 'A sterling collection of the most important research on the contemporary politics of international trade. Mansfield has astutely gathered work from the research frontier.' -- David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego, US 'Ed Mansfield is a leading scholar of international political economy and here he has brought together an impressive collection of articles from the top journals in the field. The volume includes classics that are already mandatory reading for anyone studying international political economy, and it also introduces the latest trends in research with exciting new work in survey analysis. Readers will gain critical insights into the economic and political forces that shape free trade agreements and the formation of public opinion towards trade. A final section reflects on the Great Recession from the perspective of economics and international relations.' -- Christina Davis, Princeton University, US

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Edited by Edward D. Mansfield, Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science and Director, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, University of Pennsylvania, US

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