Governance in the global economy is a topic of enormous importance. Despite the triumph of free trade, many actors still try to protect important sectors of society from the potentially destructive effects of unfettered free markets, and rules remain indispensable in settling disputes among states over trade, investments, and copyrights. This book is particularly significant because of its conceptual clarity and broad scope. Focusing on the transatlantic area as the engine of the world economy, the editors assess three different conceptual models offered by scholars: the classic state-centered approach, the transgovernmental approach, and the transnational system of private actors in an emerging global society. After a series of excellent case studies on trade and competition policies, food safety, business and labor dialogues, and civil-society initiatives, the editors conclude that 'the U.S. executive and the European Commission have been and remain the dominant actors in transatlantic governance.' Among all these networks, business remains the most successful. At a time when many essay collections are loosely shaped, unoriginal, or jargon-ridden, this one is a model of research and analysis. —-Foreign Affairs
Mark A. Pollack is associate professor of political science and European studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Gregory C. Shaffer is associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part I: Introduction Chapter 3 Transatlantic Governance in Historical and Theoretical Perspective Part 4 Part II: Intergovernmental Relations: A Two Level Game? Chapter 5 Get Away from Me Closer, You’re Near Me Too Far: Europe and America after the Uruguay Round Chapter 6 Dispute Prevention and Dispute Settlement in the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Partnership Chapter 7 The Blurring of the Intergovernmental: Public-Private Partnerships behind U.S. and EU Trade Disputes Part 8 Part III: Transgovernmental Relations: A New World Order? Chapter 9 Transatlantic Competition Relations Chapter 10 The Challenge of Reconciling Regulatory Differences: Food Safety and Genetically Modified Organisms in the Transatlantic Relationship Chapter 11 Mutual Recognition and Standard-Setting: Public and Private Strategies for Governing Markets Part 12 Part IV: Transnational Relations: A Transatlantic Civil Society? Chapter 13 The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: Transforming the New Transatlantic Agenda Chapter 14 The Transatlantic Labor Dialogue: Minimal Action in a Weak Structure Chapter 15 Transnational Civil Society Dialogues Part 16 Part V: Conclusion Chapter 17 Who Governs? Chapter 18 References Chapter 19 Index
