EU in the Global Investment Regime

Taylor & Francis

The EU in the Global Investment RegimeCommission Entrepreneurship, Incremental Institutional Change and Business Lethargy\nAuthor(s): Johann Robert Basedow\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138083370, 978-1138083370\nSynopsis\nThe European Union (EU) has emerged as a key actor in the global investment regime since the 1980s. At the same time, international investment policy and agreements, which govern international investment liberalisation, treatment and protection through investor-to-state dispute settlement, have become increasingly contentious in the European public debate. \n\nThis book provides an accessible introduction to international investment policy and seeks to explain how the EU became an actor in the global investment regime. It offers a detailed analysis of the EUs participation in all major trade and investment negotiations since the 1980s and EU-internal competence debates to identify the causes.