TY - BOOK ID - 11301275 TI - Trade cooperation : the purpose, design and effects of preferential trade agreement World trade Forum AU - Dür, Andreas AU - Elsig, Manfred PY - 2015 SN - 9781107083875 1107083877 9781316018453 9781107444676 1322560528 1316028674 1316028194 1316018458 1107444675 1316030121 1316029646 131603108X 1316032043 131603156X 9781316028674 9781316032046 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Favored nation clause. KW - Reciprocity (Commerce) KW - Fair trade (Tariff) KW - Reciprocity KW - Commercial policy KW - Commercial treaties KW - Favored nation clause KW - Tariff KW - Most favored nation clause KW - Clauses (Law) KW - Reciprocity (Commerce). UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11301275 AB - Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have been proliferating for more than two decades, with the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and a Trans-Pacific Partnership being just the tip of the iceberg. This volume addresses some of the most pressing issues related to the surge of these agreements. It includes chapters written by leading political scientists, economists and lawyers which theoretically and empirically advance our understanding of trade agreements. The key theme is that PTAs vary widely in terms of design. The authors provide explanations as to why we see these differences in design and whether and how these differences matter in practice. The tools for understanding the purposes and effects of PTAs that are offered will guide future research and inform practitioners and trade policy experts about progress in the scientific enquiry into PTAs. ER -