Ezechukwu-Anekwe, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-4547 (2023) Consumer protection and trade governance: a critical partnership? Journal of Consumer Policy, 46 (2). pp. 191-221. ISSN 0168-7034
Abstract
The argument often goes that trade liberalization, amongst other things, leads to lower prices, better quality products, and increased choice for consumers. Yet, in recent years, consumer organizations have renewed demands for the prioritization of consumers in international trade governance frameworks. This article considers these demands and argues that they mask two important points. First, they highlight a normative quest to redefine the aims of trade liberalization. Second, they expose a possible dissatisfaction with the current international consumer protection regime. Against this background, the article concludes that these two underlying points should inform any policy and academic engagements with the demands highlighted.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Consumer Policy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | consumer protection; trade governance; consumer organisations; trade liberalisation; international consumer law; WTO |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2023 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2024 15:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10603-023-09538-7 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197717 |