Trade Politics

Leading experts provide a clear overview of the evolving environment of trade politics and the current issues surrounding its development. Trade politics is a hot topic this year, particuarly since the changes in world economy following the Asian crisis. Written with students in mind this book includes chapters on:

• trade and security
• ideas and policies
• intellectual property
• the environment
• regions in world trade
• trade organizations
• states and sovereignty.

Trade Politics is a broad ranging volume that uses an interdisciplinary approach to give a depth of analysis, on the most contemporary trade issues, that will be invaluable to students seeking to understand an increasingly complex trading environment.

Brian Hocking is Professor of International Relations at Coventry University.
Steven McGuire is Lecturer in the School of Management at the University of Bath.