Globalizing GATT: The EC/EU and the Trade Regime in the 1980s-1990s

Lucia COPPOLARO

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2018-2-335

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- 225–228 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 225–228
- 229–232 À la mémoire de Gilbert Trausch (1931-2018) Charles Barthel Charles Barthel 229–232
- 233–234 Introduction Nicolae Păun Nicolae Păun 233–234
- 235–268 The European Union: A Post-Democratic, Post-Modern, and Post-National Empire? Michael GEHLER Michael GEHLER 235–268
- 269–278 The Future of the European Union Wilfried LOTH Wilfried LOTH 269–278
- 279–292 Régénérer l’Europe. Narratifs – Critique – Situations communes d’implantation Werner MÜLLER-PELZER Werner MÜLLER-PELZER 279–292
- 293–316 Challenges to the Western Liberal Order: The End of ‘the West’? Michael O’NEILL Michael O’NEILL 293–316
- 317–334 ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, or How Relevant the Enduring Principle of Subsidiarity is For the Current Debate on EU Reform Georgiana CICEO Georgiana CICEO 317–334
- 335–352 Globalizing GATT: The EC/EU and the Trade Regime in the 1980s-1990s Lucia COPPOLARO Lucia COPPOLARO 335–352
- 353–370 «Populariser davantage l’idée européenne par l’aide des sports». La CEE, l’UEFA et le projet de Coupe du Marché commun en football (1966-1968) Philippe VONNARD Philippe VONNARD 353–370
- 371–384 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 371–384
- 385–388 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 385–388
- 389–390 Information – Informations – Informationen 389–390
- 391–400 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 391–400
- 401–401 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 401–401
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 335 - 352

Globalizing GATT: The EC/EU and the Trade Regime in the 1980s-1990s

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Lucia COPPOLARO

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2018-2-335
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

This article reconstructs the European Community (EC)’s - later the European Union (EU) - participation in the GATT Uruguay Round and the parallel negotiations between China and GATT/WTO members taking place in the 1980s-1990s. The two negotiations came at a moment of enormous changes: the ending of the Cold War; the collapse of the Soviet Union; and the political triumph of capitalism and the market economy. This article shows that the EC/EU played a leading role in globalizing GATT by favouring a broadening of the trade regime agenda to include new areas, by strengthening the rules and the institutions of the trade regime with the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and by supporting the enlargement of GATT/WTO membership to China - a key player. In so doing, the EC/EU played a crucial role in liberalising trade and, more broadly in shaping the internationalization of the world economy.
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