Who Should Miners’ Trade Unions Negotiate with?

What Should Trade Negotiators Negotiate About?∗

IF ECONOMISTS RULED the world, there would be no need for a World Trade Organization. The economist’s case for free trade is essentially a unilateral case: a country serves its own interests by pursuing free trade regardless of what other countries may do. Or, as Frederic Bastiat put it, it makes no more sense to be protectionist because other countries have tariffs than it would to block up ou...

Constitutional Choice: Who should negotiate International Environmental Agreements?1

This paper examines a twofold problem: ...rst, transboundary pollution calls for negotiations among neighboring countries. Second, each country consists of a clean and a polluting region, while bene...ts from abatement activities occur in either region. In turn, the tasks of an internal cost sharing and external negotiations have to be appointed to either the federal or the regional level. The ...

Social protection: What workers and trade unions should know

Trade unions and development

Trade Unions in Germany