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Book SynopsisThe open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. As tariffs have fallen dramatically over the past decades, behind-the-border measures—such as technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures—have become increasingly important for international trade policy. To facilitate trade, governments sign trade agreements in which they agree to base such measures on international standards. But who actually develops these standards? This book takes a close look at the International Organization for Standardization and the Codex Alimentarius – two prominent standard-setting organizations in the area of TBT and SPS – to investigate how international standardization influences the design of international trade agreements, and vice versa.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Concepts and Debates 2.1 Clarification of Concepts 2.2 Review of Global Governance Debates 2.3 Multilateral Trade Agreements and International Standardization 2.4 International Standardization and Preferential Trade Agreements 2.5 Interim Conclusion 3 International Standardization Organizations 3.1 The Codex Alimentarius 3.2 The International Organization for Standardization 3.3 Interim Conclusion 3.4 Appendices 4 Multilateral Trade Agreements and International Standardization 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Literature and Research Gap 4.3 Hypotheses 4.4 Data and Methodology 4.5 Empirical Analysis 4.6 Interim Conclusion 4.7 Appendices 5 International Standardization and Preferential Trade Agreements 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Literature and Research Gap 5.3 Hypotheses 5.4 Data and Methodology 5.5 Empirical Analysis 5.6 Interim Conclusion 5.7 Appendices 6 Conclusion and Future Research Bibliography Index
