In this paper, we provide a political economy account of the European Union's failed attempt to reform its anti-dumping legislation between 2006 and 2008. We review the role played by different interest groups, and the way public authorities at both European Commission and member state level...

During the last two decades, the number of manufacturers in the European Union (EU) that have outsourced (part of their) production to low-wage countries has increased enormously. At the same time there are also still plenty of firms that produce their products (almost) entirely in the EU. This...

In this paper I analyze, from a European viewpoint, the evolution of EU-China trade relations in general and EU’s trade policy towards China more in particular. To this end I will answer the following question: in what ways has EU’s trade policy towards China changed between 1978 and 2009...