Investing Protection Politics Preferential Trade Agreements betwe… 9780521748704

Investing in Protection\n\nThe Politics of Preferential Trade Agreements between North and South\n\nOffers a new perspective on the roles of the state and multilateral corporations in changing patterns of international trade.\n\nMark S. Manger (Author)\n\n9780521748704, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 3 September 2009\n\n284 pages\n22.9 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm, 0.46 kg\n\n'Mark Manger has added a high-quality, original contribution to this literature and one with clear policy relevance.' John Odell, University of Southern California\n\nSince the early 1990s the world has seen an explosion of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) between North and South. Mark Manger argues that current North-South PTAs are not primarily about liberalizing exports as is usually assumed. Rather, they are driven by the needs of foreign direct investment. The interests of multinational firms in investing in developing countries converge with the desires of the host countries to attrac]