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An APEC trade agenda?, the political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific, edited by Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa

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An APEC trade agenda?, the political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific, edited by Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

An APEC trade agenda?

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electronic resource

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dictionaries

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406179986

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edited by Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

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the political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific

Summary

The proposal for an Asia-Pacific-wide free trade agreement is one of the oldest ideas for promoting mutually beneficial regional cooperation dating back to the mid-1960s. In more recent times, the idea has found new support for two main reasons: as a plan B to the stumbling Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round of WTO negotiations; and as a solution to the noodle bowl of bilateral agreements in the region. This report assesses the political feasibility of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) proposal and looks at alternative modalities for achieving free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific. The report includes trade policy perspectives from the three largest economies of the region: the United States, China and Japan, lessons from similar proposals such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), possible convergence among the many preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the region, and alternative approaches to regional economic integration.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

An APEC trade agenda / Charles E. Morrison -- A free trade area of the Asia-Pacific in the wake of the faltering Doha Round / C. Fred Bergsten -- The political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Vinod K. Aggarwal -- The political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Sheng Bin -- Japan's FTA strategy and a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Shujiro Urata -- Lessons from the free trade area of the Americans for APEC economies / Sherry M. Stephenson -- Prospects for linking preferential trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region / Robert Scollay -- ASEAN perspective on promoting regional and global freer trade / Chia Siow Yue and Hadi Soesastro

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