Well structured and addressing a range of carefully selected topics in a logical order, this book, with contributions from a diverse range of scholars, explores each important aspect of EBA in a broad and comprehensive analysis. As well as examining the EBA's central position in EU discourse and its continuing relevance for the European and international trade agenda, the authors provide: a broad analysis of EU trade politics towards the South, focusing on agricultural policy reform and Europe's evolving relationship with ACP countries (ex-colonies from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific); a consideration of the continuing negotiation leverage of EBA within the Doha Development Agenda; and comparisons with United States trade policy vis-a-vis the LDCs and focus on the economic effectiveness of EBA in terms of its stated objectives as well as on the institutional skirmishing within the EU. Demonstrating the EBA's significant influence on internal and external EU politics, this book is excellent reading for those studying the relationship between trade and development as well as all those with an interest in the politics and economics of the EU.