Efforts to tackle the trade impeding effects of divergent standards and regulations are at the core of European economic relations. This volume draws on literature from several disciplines to develop a comprehensive account of the regulatory...
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Efforts to tackle the trade impeding effects of divergent standards and regulations are at the core of European economic relations. This volume draws on literature from several disciplines to develop a comprehensive account of the regulatory strategies and institutional arrangements adopted by the EU in promoting the single market in goods. It provides a historical overview and detailed cases studies of the various policy initiatives that have altered the boundaries between thepublic and private sector in fostering market integration. Tackling interstate barriers to trade has relied heavily on
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1.Introduction; 2.Regulating Europe: The Political Economy of Market-Building; 3.Removing Barriers to Trade: Empirical Evidence; 4.Harmonization: The Slow Strategy Forward; 5.The Intersection of Law and Markets; 6.Regulatory Reform and the Single Market Programme; 7.Setting European Standards: Politics, Rules, and Norms; 8.Case Studies in Standards Negotiations; 9. Market Management: Assessing and Evaluating the Standards Process; 10. Strategic Firms in an Integrated Market; 11. Conclusion: Governance and Market-Building; Notes