Abstract
Several years ago this author predicted that the success of the Uruguay Round would not mean that the move towards the consolidation of trading blocks would be stopped, only that the move would be slower. A scenario of confrontation would rapidly develop if any of the two existing or potential trading blocks (the EC/EEA and the US/NAFTA1) should, first, lose interest in the multilateral process of negotiation; second, become an entity which systematically excludes would-be candidates from joining in new initiatives; third, maintain or increase the average level of protection against non-members; fourth, resort to bilateral reciprocity for the granting of trade concessions; fifth, impose unilaterally retaliatory measures and resort to threats; or sixth, discriminate against foreign producers within the block.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Strange Power |
| Subtitle of host publication | Shaping the Parameters of International Relations and International Political Economy |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 321-341 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351740456 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138733688 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Thomas C. Lawton, James N. Rosenau, Amy C. Verdun 2000. All rights reserved.
