Bandwagon or barriers : the role of standards in the European and American marketplace
1997
20 p.
commerce ; comparison ; standard ; standardization ; trade barrier
Working Paper
1
Technical standardization
English
Bibliogr.
"Industrial Standards - a highly technical and even obscure topic to many scholars and policy-makers - are crucial in shaping market access and conditions. They act as non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and may affect relations between governments and businesses. The paper examines the evolution of EU policy toward standards and evaluates recent efforts to foster greater cooperation between the EU and the US in reducing trade inhibiting of industrial standards."
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