This book takes stock of the complex and hybrid character of contemporary international political economy. "A must-read for scholars and students alike. Properly well crafted for academic use, the book provides a solid and consistent account of the political economy of trade governance from its novelties in a changing global world up to the regulatory side and relation with politics. It provides useful and well-varied examples for the classroom. The work is an indispensable contribution for the discipline of International Political Economy." - Ernesto Vivares, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Ecuador "This book provides a critical and timely account of the wide array of, and complexity of governance issues surrounding new cross-regionalism. A must read for all actors with an interest in the implications of the newest generation of trade deals for the global economy, and ?a commitment to configuring trade deals to make them more just, equitable and sustainable." - Annita Montoute, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.