The New Global Trading Order by Dennis Patterson, Ari Afilalo - 9780521875189

The New Global Trading OrderThe Evolving State and the Future of Trade\nAuthor(s): Dennis Patterson, Ari Afilalo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521875189, 978-0521875189\nSynopsis\nThe international institutions that have governed global trade since the end of World War II have lost their effectiveness, and global trade governance is fractured. The need for new institutions is obvious, and yet, few proposals seem to be on offer. The key to understanding the global trading order lies in uncovering the relationship between trade and the State, and how the inner constitution of Statecraft drives the architecture of the global order and requires structural changes as the State traverses successive cycles. The current trade order, focused on the liberalization of trade in goods and services and the management of related issues, is predicated on policies and practices that were the product of a glo.