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This concluding chapter will bring together the findings of the preceding chapters in order to unpack EU policy-making vis-à-vis China. It summarizes the main findings of this book and expounds its relevance. It reveals what analytical tools best illuminate EU policy-making at various stages of the policy process. Chapter 6 evaluates the three competing models, the BPM, neorealism, and institutionalism. The findings of theory scope conditions are this manuscript’s most significant contribution. These scope conditions include issue areas and policy stages. It illuminates what theoretical approaches not just apply but apply best in different stages of the policy-making process, why some approaches apply to multiple policy stages, and why some seem to work better than others in certain stages. Also, it highlights the business and policy value of the analytical and empirical findings of this book. These findings are germane to academics, business people, and policy-makers. Furthermore, the limitations of this study and the venues for further research will be discussed. The final chapter of this manuscript ends with some closing remarks.
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Hooijmaaijers, B. (2021). Conclusion. In: Unpacking EU Policy-Making towards China. Palgrave Studies in Asia-Pacific Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9367-3_6
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