Understanding Mega Free Trade Agreements

Jean-Baptiste Velut is Associate Professor in American Studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. Louise Dalingwater is Associate Professor in British studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. Vanessa Boullet is Associate Professor in Irish Studies at the University of Lorraine.Valérie Peyronel is Professor of British and Irish Studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.

"A must-read for scholars and students alike. Properly well crafted for academic use, the book provides a solid and consistent account of the political economy of trade governance from its novelties in a changing global world up to the regulatory side and relation with politics. It provides useful and well-varied examples for the classroom. The work is an indispensable contribution for the discipline of International Political Economy." - Ernesto Vivares, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Ecuador"This book provides a critical and timely account of the wide array of, and complexity of governance issues surrounding new cross-regionalism. A must read for all actors with an interest in the implications of the newest generation of trade deals for the global economy, and a commitment to configuring trade deals to make them more just, equitable and sustainable." - Annita Montoute, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

• Introduction: Understanding Mega-Free Trade Agreements: The Political and Economic Governance of New Cross-Regionalism PART I – THE GEOSTRATEGIC STAKES OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISM Chapter 1: From APEC to the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The United States, Asia and Interconnection Agreements Chapter 2: Defining an "Economic NATO": the Implications of TTIP for Transatlantic Security and DefenseChapter 3: The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Assessing the Role of a Mega-Free Trade Agreement in US Diplomacy PART II – CROSS-REGIONAL FTAS AS INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY REGIMESChapter 4: Regulatory Networks versus Trade Negotiations: Addressing Transatlantic Coordination Failure in Financial RegulationChapter 5: Shifting Governance: TTIP and the Public Services Debate Chapter 6: The Trans-Pacific Partnership: the Entertainment TriadPART III – THE ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISMChapter 7: Regional Trade Agreements and International Production NetworksChapter 8: Designing Credible Commitment: The Political Economy of Dispute Settlement Design in PTAsChapter 9: The Impact of the TTIP on the Irish Economic Development ModelPART IV - THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICS OF NEW CROSS-REGIONALISMChapter 10: Civil Society Participation in EU and US Trade Politics –TTIP and TPP in Context Chapter 11: The Digital Trade Imbalance and its Implications for Internet Governance Conclusion