Handbook of international trade agreements : country, regional and global approaches /

Handbook of international trade agreements : country, regional and global approaches /

International trade has, for decades, been central to economic growth and improved standards of living for nations and regions worldwide. For most of the advanced countries, trade has raised standards of living, while for most emerging economies, growth did not begin until their integration into the...

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Other Authors: Looney, Robert E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge International Handbooks
Subjects:
Commercial treaties.
Foreign trade regulation.
International trade.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • -- Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Editor and Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Part I
  • Global Themes
  • 1. Introduction
  • Robert E. Looney
  • 2. Regional trade agreements: Myths and misconceptions
  • Kati Suominen
  • 3. The WTO and Regional/Bilateral Trade Agreements
  • Kimberly Ann Elliott
  • 4. International Agreements on Intellectual Property Rights: TRIPS and Beyond
  • Keith E. Maskus
  • 5. The Spread of International Trade Agreements: A Dynamics Towards The Spaghetti Bowl Phenomenon?
  • Zakaria Sorgho
  • 6. The Economic Effects of FTAs
  • Holger Breinlich
  • 7. Trade Agreements and Economic Development
  • Christopher Stevens
  • 8. The Investment Component of Trade Agreements
  • Wolfgang Alschner
  • 9. Trade Agreements and National Security: An Economic Approach
  • Ryan Garcia and Jonathan Lipow
  • 10. Economic Reform and Service Liberalization in Developing Countries: Can Preferential Trade Agreements Help?
  • Leonardo Baccini
  • 11. Gender Rights and Trade Agreements
  • Sophia Price
  • 12. Trade Agreements and the Environment
  • Inkyoung Kim
  • 13. Neoliberal Globalization and Its Opponents
  • Anne L. Clunan
  • Part II
  • Regional/Country Analysis
  • 14. NAFTA
  • Robert A. Blecker
  • 15. CAFTA-DR: Diverging Trajectories and Uneven Development
  • Mary Finley-Brook
  • 16. CARICOM
  • Lester Henry
  • 17. Mexicos Approach to Preferential Agreements
  • Luz Maria de la Mora Sanchez
  • 18. CETA
  • Kurt Hubner
  • 19. Mercosur
  • Walter Antonio Desider Neto
  • 20. The Pacific Alliance
  • Gian Luca Gardini
  • 21. ALBA
  • Asa Cusack
  • 22. The European Union
  • Christian Schweiger
  • 23. TTIP
  • Christoph Scherrer
  • 24. EFTA
  • Marius Vahl and Aslak Berg
  • 25. Eastern Partnership Countries
  • Immaculada Martnez-Zarzoso
  • 26. Trade Agreements and Regional Integration: The European Union After Brexit
  • Annette Bongardt and Francisco Torres
  • 27. The GCC Trade Agreements: Regional Integration Challenges and Opportunities
  • Joseph A. Kchichian
  • 28. Liberalization Without Integration: Egypt and PTAs (1990-2010)
  • Amr Adly
  • 29. The African Union and the European Union: Trade Reciprocity and/or Economic Development?
  • Mark Langan
  • 30. ECOWAS: An Economic Commitment that needs Political Strengthening
  • Osaore Aideyan
  • 31. The SADC: Towards a Deeper and Wider Union?
  • Donald L. Sparks
  • 32. COMESA: A Case Study
  • B. Seetanah, RV Sannassee, S. Fauzel and Paul Okiira Okwi
  • 33. The RCEP and Asian Economic Integration
  • Ganeshan Wignaraja
  • 34. The TPP: Origins and Outcomes
  • Jeffrey J. Schott
  • 35. Japans Approach to PTAs
  • Gregory P. Corning
  • 36. Australias Approach to PTAs
  • Richard Pomfret

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