Keep on trading in the Free World

• Published in: Contestation and Polarization in Global Governance pp. 283 - 301
• Main Author: Dias Simões, Fernando
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 24.01.2023; Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
• Series: Leuven Global Governance series
• Subjects: Economic Regulation and Governance; Environmental Governance and Regulation; European Politics and Policy; Global and Transnational Law; International Economic Law, Trade Law; International Politics; International Relations; Monograph Books; Political Economy; Private International Law; Public Policy; Regulation and Governance

This chapter starts by positing that Trump's victory and the Brexit result are symptoms of how trade policies are taking a central place in political discourses and electoral battles. Looking forward, it focuses on three areas of concern for politicians and policymakers designing and implementi...