The political economy of EC protectionis
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Ludger Schuknecht
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1991
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Springer US
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English
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This paper investigates the trade policy of the EC, based on Art. 115, Treaty of Rome. It is shown that politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of the significant discretion the procedure allows. Political and bureaucratic self-interest are the underlying motives for national trade barriers again