Votes, Vetoes, and the Political Economy of International Trade Agreements

by Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner

Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements foster economic integration among member states by enhancing their access to one another's markets. Yet despite the importance of PTAs to international trade and world politics, until now little attention has been focused on why governments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691135304
• ISBN13: 9780691135304
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"