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Democratic Legitimation of Trade Policy Tomorrow - TTIP, Democracy and Market in the Swiss Constitution

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Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are increasingly more concerned with regulatory convergence, rather than trade liberalisation through elimination of tariffs. This appears to result more often in so-called dynamic trade agreements, which still evolve after adoption. Further economic integration in democracies, however, depends on the support of the constituency. This article takes a closer look at the democratic legitimation of global economic integration in a case study on Switzerland. It finds that the current principles and institutions of democracy in Switzerland are unlikely to fully accommodate the new regulatory challenges of dynamic FTAs.

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  • Sieber-Gasser, Charlotte, 2015. "Democratic Legitimation of Trade Policy Tomorrow - TTIP, Democracy and Market in the Swiss Constitution," Papers 879, World Trade Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:wti:papers:879
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