The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is like a tea-pot – but a troublesome one, argues Robbie Watt. Known as ‘tee-tip’ for short, the proposed major international trade deal between the European Union and the United States is one that might determine the future shape of the global economy for decades. Backed up with commentary from academics, […]
TTIP could generate a ‘race to the top’
Far from creating an expanded free trade area in which anything goes, as critics claim, the TTIP is more likely to raise international standards through a regulatory ‘race to the top’, argues Patricia Garcia-Duran Huet. As part of Manchester Policy Week, policy@manchester will host a debate on the pros and cons of TTIP in Manchester […]