Economists along with policy makers are generally viewing trade agreements as a ‘second best ’ process for trade expansion and economic growth on a global scale. The current surge of Preferential Trade Agreements on a bilateral basis, particularly in Asia, is somehow challenging such common view. The following paper is grounded on updated rough facts and put forward that the standard economic approach is a bit flawed. Obviously, the outcomes and prospects for Asian countries seem much more problematic insofar as power asymmetry and discrimination are embedded in these arrangements
This study seeks to enhance the understanding of ASEAN’s external preferential trade agreements (PTA...
1 Recent years have seen a rapid rise in the number of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) propos...
There has been a proliferation of proposals for bilateral free trade areas (FTAs) in East Asia in re...
International audienceEconomists along with policy makers are generally viewing trade agreements as ...
International audienceEconomists along with policy makers are generally viewing trade agreements as ...
The world has seen a renewed interest and surge in preferential trading agreements (PTAs) involving ...
Since the turn of the century the Asia-Pacific region has become the most active location for the ne...
As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreemen...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or ru...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region have proliferated rapidly over the p...
Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) have proliferated rapidly in Asia in recent years, an unprecede...
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Western Pacific Rim states ha...
This paper gives a short history of the development of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), followe...
This study seeks to enhance the understanding of ASEAN’s external preferential trade agreements (PTA...
1 Recent years have seen a rapid rise in the number of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) propos...
There has been a proliferation of proposals for bilateral free trade areas (FTAs) in East Asia in re...
International audienceEconomists along with policy makers are generally viewing trade agreements as ...
International audienceEconomists along with policy makers are generally viewing trade agreements as ...
The world has seen a renewed interest and surge in preferential trading agreements (PTAs) involving ...
Since the turn of the century the Asia-Pacific region has become the most active location for the ne...
As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreemen...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or ru...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed ...
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region have proliferated rapidly over the p...
Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) have proliferated rapidly in Asia in recent years, an unprecede...
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Western Pacific Rim states ha...
This paper gives a short history of the development of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), followe...
This study seeks to enhance the understanding of ASEAN’s external preferential trade agreements (PTA...
1 Recent years have seen a rapid rise in the number of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) propos...
There has been a proliferation of proposals for bilateral free trade areas (FTAs) in East Asia in re...