How do global trade rules evolve? Strategic sequencing in international economic law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12315802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Castle (0000-0003-2098-883X, Political Science and International Relations Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1387-1412 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0969-2290 • E-ISSN: 1466-4526 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09692290.2022.2099949 |
| OpenAlex | W4287447692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 38 |
How do global trade rules evolve? This article argues that agreements create precedent that shapes subsequent negotiations, and policymakers exploit this precedent. Specifically, states sequence agreements, using negotiations with likeminded or relatively less important partners to establish model rules for subsequent use where negotiations will be more challenging. By institutionalizing negotiating positions where stakes are low, negotiators seek to improve the odds of replicating preferred terms in later, more challenging deals. A two-stage regression analysis on trade agreement design from 1965 to 2016 and qualitative probes from the UK and New Zealand support the argument: agreements with less important partners are presented as strategic opportunities to innovate and set precedent. Legal language has a way of sticking around, and states know it. States sign agreements with an eye to the future
Argument (complex analysis · Business · Computer security · Economics · Exploit · International trade · Law and economics · Negotiation · Odds · Political science · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Global trade and economics · International Arbitration and Investment Law · Law · World Trade Organization Law
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |