This book provides an innovative account of how the globalization of production and the emergence of global value chains impacts on trade preferences, lobby strategies and the political influence of EU firms. It sheds new light on the complex EU-China trade relations.

'The political economy behind trade policy formulation becomes increasingly complex in a world featuring the continued expansion of international supply chains. By contextualizing a number of recent and high profile EU antidumping and safeguard disputes concerning the integration of China into the global economy, Jappe Eckhardt's delightful case studies bring this phenomenon to life.' Chad P. Bown, The World Bank

'Jappe Eckhardt's Business Lobbying and Trade Governance: The Case of EU-China Relations skillfully demonstrates how new patterns of international production are dramatically changing the political economy of trade. Eckhardt's persuasive analysis of high-profile disputes involving Europe and China makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of contemporary trade relations.' Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Temple University, USA

'With this carefully crafted volume, Jappe Eckhardt breaks new ground in the study of trade politics. For all too long, scholars have not paid sufficient attention to how changes in the patterns of international trade and production impact on trade politics. We understand trade policy-making better thanks to Eckhardt's work.' Andreas Dür, University of Salzburg, Austria

Autorentext
Jappe Eckhardt is a postdoctoral researcher at the Simon Fraser University, Canada. He studied International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and holds a PhD from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His work has been published or is forthcoming in The Journal of Common Market Studies , The Journal of European Public Policy , The Journal of International Constitutional Law , The Journal of World Trade and World Trade Review .

Inhalt
List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgements

1. Business Lobbying and EU Trade Governance in a World of Global Value Chains
2. The Safeguard Case Against Chinese Clothing Products
3. The EU Anti-Dumping Case Against Chinese and Vietnamese Shoes
4. The EU Anti-Dumping Cases Against Vietnamese Bicycles
5. Conclusions
   Bibliography
   Index