Transatlantic Governance in the Global Economy

by Pollack, Mark A.; Shaffer, Gregory C.; Bignami, Francesca; Charnovitz, Steve; Cowles, Maria Green; Devuyst, Youri; Egan, Michelle; Knauss, Jody; Petersmann, Ernst-Ulrich; Peterson, John; Trubek, David

• ISBN13: 9780742509320
• ISBN10: 074250932X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-23
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This important book examines transatlantic economic relations in the 1990s, and in particular efforts by the United States and the European Union to establish new forms of governance to cope with increasing economic interdependence. The authors explain the development of transatlantic cooperation, culminating in the multi-leveled governance mechanisms of the New Transatlantic Agenda. They assess, as well, central questions about the nature of transatlantic governance, as reflected in competing international relations theories of intergovernmental, transgovernmental (technocratic), and transnational (civil society) relations. Bringing together leading scholars from political science and law, the book provides a rich mix of analytic and normative perspectives that will be an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and policymakers alike.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Acronyms	ix
Part I: Introduction
Transatlantic Governance in Historical and Theoretical Perspective	3	(42)
Mark A. Pollack
Gregory C. Shaffer
Part II: Intergovernmental Relations: A Two-Level Game?
Get Away from Me Closer, You're Near Me Too Far: Europe and America after the Uruguay Round	45	(28)
John Peterson
Dispute Prevention and Dispute Settlement in the EU-US Transatlantic Partnership	73	(24)
Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
The Blurring of the Intergovernmental: Public-Private Partnerships behind US and EC Trade Claims	97	(30)
Gregory C. Shaffer
Part III: Transgovernmental Relations: A New World Order?
Transatlantic Competition Relations	127	(26)
Youri Devuyst
The Challenge of Reconciling Regulatory Differences: Food Safety and GMOs in the Transatlantic Relationship	153	(26)
Mark A. Pollack
Gregory C. Shaffer
Mutual Recognition and Standard Setting: Public and Private Strategies for Governing Markets	179	(34)
Michelle Egan
Part IV: Transnational Relations: A Transatlantic Civil Society?
The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: Transforming the New Transatlantic Dialogue	213	(22)
Maria Green Cowles
The Transatlantic Labor Dialogue: Minimal Action in a Weak Structure	235	(20)
Jody Knauss
David Trubek
Transatlantic Civil Society Dialogues	255	(32)
Francesca Bignami
Steve Charnovitz
Part V: Conclusion
Who Governs?	287	(20)
Mark A. Pollack
Gregory C. Shaffer
References	307	(24)
Index	331	(20)
About the Contributors	351