PublicPrivate Relationships in Trade Policy-making

In an ever more globalized and pluralized world, more attention is paid to engaging private parties in the process of trade policy-making, as non-state actors are often directly affected by trade policy shaped by governments. However, despite growing interest in this issue, there has been a relative lack of academic research on public–private relationships in trade policy-making under any kind of framework.

The book, Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making, proposes an analytical framework to examine various levels of public engagement, both in the international and national arena. By analyzing the WTO at the international level, and the US, EU, and Korea at the national level based on the author's proposed framework, this book goes beyond a mere descriptive approach to public engagement in trade policy-making to offer meaningful implications for policymakers in developing countries, which are increasingly acknowledging the importance of public–private relationships in the field of trade.

Contents:

• Introduction:

  • Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making
  • Purpose and Scope of Book
  • Definitions

• Understanding Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making:

  • Changing Environment of Trade Policy-making
  • Evolution of Public–Private Relationships at the National and International Levels
  • Goals of Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making

• Analytical Frameworks of Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making:

  • Three Levels of Public Engagement in Trade Policy-making
  • Three Models of Public Engagement in Trade Policy-making at the National Level
  • Appendix: Theoretical Underpinning

• Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making at the International Level:

  • The Legal Basis for Public–Private Relationships in the WTO
  • Enhancing Transparency in the WTO
  • Consultation with the Public
  • Public Participation in the Multilateral Trade Regime
  • Analysis and Conclusion

• Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making at the National Level:

  • Public–Private Relationships in US Trade Policy-making
  • Public–Private Relationships in EU Trade Policy-making
  • Analysis and Conclusion

• Public–Private Relationships in Trade Policy-making in Korea:

  • Background of Trade Policy-making in Korea
  • Analysis and Conclusion

• Conclusion

Readership: Government officials, international organisations.
Key Features:

• This book is the first-ever attempt to examine public–private relationships in trade policy-making at the international and national levels within an analytical framework
• This book is useful for trade professionals, including academics and policymakers, especially since a growing number of countries are seeking measures for building a better relationship between public and private actors in trade policy-making
• This book is the first of its kind to address and analyze Korea's public engagement under the proposed framework. As Korea is considered a role model for many developing countries in terms of trade policy and free trade agreements, the analysis of Korea's system provides meaningful implications for public–private relationships in trade policy-making at the national level