Cover; Half Title; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Power in the trade regime; The EPAs in context: trade power in a changing global order; Methodology and research base; Structure of the book; Notes; References; 2 Power, institutions and legitimacy in trade politics; Trends in the contemporary trade landscape; The paradox of rising developing countries; (Mis)understanding power in contemporary trade politics; A constructivist approach to power, legitimacy and institutions

Power and legitimacy in a complex trade regimeConclusion; Note; References; 3 The evolving rules and practice of trade with developing countries: from Lomé to Cotonou; The evolution of SDT in the global trade regime; Contesting the future of the Lomé Convention; The outcome: the Cotonou Agreement and WTO compatibility; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 North-South PTAs and the multilateral system: contesting the EPAs; The EPAs and the evolving multilateral system; Contesting the EPAs; The conclusion of interim EPAs; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Regionalisms collide: the EPAs in Africa

A brief history of the EU and African regionalismTowards market integration?; Negotiating regional EPAs in Africa; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Institutions and agency on the periphery: the SADC EPA; Trade and development trajectories in southern Africa; Contesting the EPA in southern Africa, 2004-2009; Fostering regional agreement, 2009 to 2014; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 Conclusion: trade power in a shifting global order; The argument in context: developing countries in a changing global trade order; Summing up; Notes; References; Index