This book examines the growing interaction between private enterprises and public officials to challenge foreign trade barriers. Building on more than one hundred interviews with former and current trade officials and private attorneys in the United States and Europe, Gregory Shaffer calls attention to the ways in which well-organized private parties are using the World Trade Organization's legal system to advance their own commercial ambitions, and how public officials increasingly are dependent on their assistance. Shaffer assesses the historical, political, legal, economic, and cultural factors that have affected the formation of these ad hoc public-private partnerships, as well as trends in the European Union toward U.S.-style practice. He considers the implications of these public-private trade litigation networks for the effectiveness and equity of the WTO system and the stability of U.S.-E.U. relations. "Defending Interests is a unique and superb work of scholarship. It contains a wealth of information. . ." -- William J. Davey, The American Journal of International Law, January 2005 "Defending Interests is on the cutting edge of international law research..." -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs "Gregory Shaffer's stellar work of research and analysis takes research on the WTO to a new level." -- Bryant Garth, Director, America Bar Foundation "This book is an outstanding piece of research." -- Robert E. Hudec, Research Professor of International Law, Tufts University "[T]hose with an interest in the workings and outcomes of international trade litigation better take note." -- Journal of International Economic Law, December 2004 Gregory C. Shaffer is associate professor of law and senior fellow at the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy at the University of Wisconsin. Used Book in Good Condition