Regionalism in global trade

This comprehensive book addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely, regional trade and regional integration agreements (RIAs). The focus of intense global interest and debate over the last decade, RIAs have become an integral and enduring aspect of the multilateral tr...

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Main Author: Das, Dilip K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar 2004
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Summary:This comprehensive book addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely, regional trade and regional integration agreements (RIAs). The focus of intense global interest and debate over the last decade, RIAs have become an integral and enduring aspect of the multilateral trading regime. Dilip K. Das analyzes the latest trends, evaluates the pattern and gauges the progress of regional integration in the global economy over the post-war, and especially the contemporary, periods
1. Globalism versus regionalism -- 2. Rationale, motivation and welfare implications -- 3. New regionalism : the evolving landscape -- 4. RIAs and the global trading system -- 5. Regionalism in Asia-Pacific -- 6. Regionalism in the Western Hemisphere
Physical Description:xv, 221 p ill
ISBN:1843768178
9781845421458
9781843768173