Modern trade diplomacy exists in a globalized world, in which national economies and their fates are intertwined as never before. The negotiation, implementation and policing of trade agreements and rules involves a proliferation of states, non-state actors, NGOs, transnational businesses and institutions all pursuing vested interests and seeking economic growth. Geoff Pigman explores the role of trade diplomacy - its actors, its theories and the practice - in the modern global economy. Drawing on case studies from the Canadian-EU Trade Agreement, oil deals in Equatorial Guinea, West...