Trade and Economic Governance

Teacher(s)

Nouveau Patricia;

Language

English

Content

THE COURSE WILL REMIND:
1. The origins of the current multilateral trading system
THE COURSE WILL DEVELOP:
2. The (non) governance of trading flows since the 1970s:  

• The rise of global value chains and its impact on economic governance 
  •  Trade agreements
  •  Foreign direct investments
  •  Standards and interoperability
  •  Social challenges
• The fall of the Bretton Woods system and the financial deregulation:
  • Financial crises and the impact of speculation
  • Fiscal optimisation and evasion

THE COURSE WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ANALYSING:
3. Current economic governance challenges

• The shift in the balance of global economic power: the multilateral trading system in question? 
  • Rising Emerging economies
  • Rising protectionisms and nationalisms
• The 2008 crisis: a path towards further financial regulation ?
• The COVID19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine: supply chain management and the affirmation of strategic autonomy

THE COURSE IS UNDERPINNED BY VARIOUS CASE STUDIES

Teaching methods

Lectures will alternate with seminar sessions. 
Lectures may also be supplemented with critical reading and discussion of published articles and book chapters. 

Evaluation methods

Writing of reading reports and essays. 

Online resources

All necessary documents will be posted on the student corner's platform

Bibliography

Key Readings and references will proposed among the following (non-exhaustive) bibliography: 
Hopewell Kristen, Clash of Powers: US-China rivalry in global trade governance, Cambridge University, 2020
Heydon Ken, The political economy of international trade, Polity press, 2020
Ravenhill John, International Political Economy, 6th edition, 2020
Blustein Paul, Schism, China, America and the fracturing of the global trading system, Cigi Press, 2019
Krishen Koul Anton, Guide to the WTO and GATT: economics, Law and Politics, Springer, 2018
Dicken Peter, Global Shift 7th edition, SAGE Edition, 2015
Adda Jacques, Histoire de la Mondialisation, La découverte, 2007
Helleiner Eric, States and the reemergence of global finance, 1994

Faculty or entity

PSAD