Trade Protection in the European Community

This book, first published in 1992, provides an in-depth analysis of the EC policy-making processes elating to trade protection. It argues that the decision-making process is biased towards national policy-makers, leading to the political determination of the EC's administered protection, with the outcome being that protection is geared towards domestic producer interests seeking relief from import competition. This study offers a unique perspective because it locates the analysis of EC trade protection within the wider framework of EC decision-making processes.

Ludger Schuknecht

1. Introduction 2. Protectionism - An Intra-National Prisoners' Dilemma 3. European Community Policy Making 4. The Trade Policy Instruments 5. National Protection Based on Article 115, Treaty of Rome 6. Voluntary Export Restraints 7. Antidumping 8. Antidumping Against Central and Eastern Europe 9. The Single European Market 10. Conclusion