Clash of Powers

By Kristen Hopewell

Book Overview

The US-China trade war instigated by President Trump has thrown the multilateral trading system into a crisis. Drawing on vast interview and documentary materials, Hopewell shows how US-China conflict had already paralyzed the system of international rules and institutions governing trade. The China Paradox - the fact that China is both a developing country and an economic powerhouse - creates significant challenges for global trade governance and rule-making. While China demands exemptions from global trade disciplines as a developing country, the US refuses to extend special treatment to its rival. The implications of this conflict extend far beyond trade, impeding pro-development and pro-environment reforms of the global trading system. As one of the first analyses of the implications of US-China rivalry for the governance of global trade, this book is crucial to our understanding of China's impact on the global trading system and on the liberal international economic order.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108819869
• ISBN13: 9781108819862
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"