Title: Sugar : refined power in a global regime /
Authors: Richardson, Ben, 1982-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Sugar trade.; Agriculture & related industries.; Außenhandel.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Exports & Imports.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS International General.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS International Marketing.; Globalization.; International relations.; Political economy.; POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations Trade & Tariffs.; Politics and Government.; Sugar trade; Welt.; Zucker.; Zuckermarkt.; Zuckerpolitik.; Protektionismus.; Zuckerhandel.; Zuckerweltmarkt.
Abstract: "Sugar is a commonplace product with a complex background, mainly because of the high degree of protectionism given to the industry and the benefits of ensuring domestic producers stay in business. This book asks why there are such disagreements over trade policy, who profits within the current regime, and where power ultimately lies"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Conceptualising power in the world economy : reviving regimes in IPE theory from a colonial to a national regime, 1500-1945 -- Imminent crisis and the embryonic global regime, 1945-1994 -- restructuring in the EU-ACP : out of the strong there came forth sweetness -- US under stress : free rrade and fracture in the national regime? -- antinomies in Asia : political conflicts in protected markets -- The end game of the global regime : A false promise of free markets -- Conclusions.