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EU trade agreements aim at reducing foreign market access barriers, but also condition the terms of preferential access to the Single Market on regulation in partner countries in areas such as social and labour standards. Is this an effective strategy? Does it come at the cost of attaining economic objectives? This eBook brings together different perspectives on these and other questions.
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Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds) (2019), ‘Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Bilal, S and B Hoekman (2019), ‘Introduction: EU trade and external policy in troubled waters‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Fiorini, M, B Hoekman, N Ralaison and A Yilidirim (2019), ‘EU trade policy and non-trade objectives: The RESPECT survey‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Falkenberg, K (2019), ‘Trade policy: Is there a way back to global governance? A European view‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Meissner, K (2019), ‘The EU and world regions: Multilateralism, bilateralism, and commercial realism‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Wruuck, P (2019), ‘What future for EU trade policy and free trade agreements?‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Pangratis, A (2019), ‘EU economic diplomacy: Enhancing the impact and coherence of the EUís external actions in the economic sphere‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Abbott, R (2019), ‘A personal history of EU trade policy‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Kerneis, P (2019), ‘EU trade policy and services: The perspective from the private sector‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Woolcock, S (2019), ‘Differentiation and soft power as a means of promoting a balanced rules-based trading system: The case of public procurement‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Inama, S and P Crivelli (2019), ‘The EU trade policy on geographical indications and the missing link with development‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Trobbiani, R (2019), ‘Science and innovation and EU trade policy: Bridging a conceptual and policy gap‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Lodge, J (2019), ‘The EU as a trade and development partner to the ACP: Some initial reflections‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Pearson, M (2019), ‘Regional integration in Africa: Need for a paradigm shift?‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Njinkeu, D (2019), ‘African-EU Post-2020 trade regimes: Welcome to the past and back to the future‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
LUKE, D and H Suominen (2019), ‘Towards rethinking the Economic Partnership Agreements‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Floyd, R (2019), ‘Strengthening EU soft power by better engaging with Africa‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Santos, L (2019), ‘Economic Partnership Agreements as central pillar of a Comprehensive Africa-Europe Alliance‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Murray-Evans, P (2019), ‘Limits to soft power in the Economic Partnership Agreements‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Bluth, C (2019), ‘Lessons from TTIP Toxicity for EU-US Trade Talks‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Bronckers, M and G Gruni (2019), ‘Improving the enforcement of labour standards in the EU' free trade agreements‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Sinigaglia, A and S Corbalan (2019), ‘EU trade and development policies: How has Fair Trade been used as a tool to achieve sustainability for people and planet?‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
Bungenberg, M and A Hazarika (2019), ‘EU trade and development policy in Asia: Promoting core EU values‘, in Bilal, S and B Hoekman (eds), Perspectives on the Soft Power of EU Trade Policy, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/perspectives-soft-power-eu-trade-policy
