Regionalism versus multilateral trade arrangements / edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Itō, Takatoshi, 1950-2025.

Krueger, Anne O.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Conference Name:

NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics (6th : 1995 : Seoul, Korea)

Series:

NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics (Series) ; v. 6.

NBER-East Asia seminar on economics ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic integration--Congresses.

International economic integration.

International economic relations--Congresses.

International economic relations.

Regionalism--East Asia--Congresses.

Regionalism.

Trade blocs--East Asia--Congresses.

Trade blocs.

East Asia--Foreign economic relations--Congresses.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is no doubt that the open multilateral trading system after World War II was a key ingredient in the rapid economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GNP. In the 1980's, however, preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) began to emerge as significant factors affecting world trade. This volume contains thirteen papers that analyze the tensions between multilateral trading systems and preferential trade arrangements and the impact of these tensions on East Asia. The first four chapters introduce PTAs conceptually and focus on the unique political issues that these agreements involve. The next five essays present more direct empirical analyses of existing PTAs and their economic effects, primarily in East Asia. The last four papers concentrate on the outcomes of individual East Asian nations' trading policies in specific instances of preferential agreements.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Problems with Overlapping Free Trade Areas

2. The Political Economy of Mexico's Entry into NAFTA

3. Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration: Environmental and Labor Standards

4. EU, NAFTA, and Asian Responses: A Perspective from the Calculus of Participation

5. Open versus Closed Trade Blocs

6. Is Regionalism Simply a Diversion? Evidence from the Evolution of the EC and EFTA

7. Asia Pacific Capital Markets: Integration and Implications for Economic Activity

8. Recent Developments of APEC: Issues and Prospects of the Osaka Agenda

9. A Perspective on the Effects of NAFTA on Korea

10. Regionalism and Subregionalism in ASEAN: The Free Trade Area and Growth Triangle Models

11. Globalization and New Industrial Organization: Implications for Structural Adjustment Policies

12. Bilateral Negotiations and Multilateral Trade: The Case of Taiwan-U.S. Trade Talks

13. Economics and Politics of Rice Policy in Japan: A Perspective on the Uruguay Round

Contributors

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Edited versions of papers presented at the NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics 6th annual conference, held in Seoul, Korea, June 15-17, 1995.

Sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and other organizations.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611223656

9781281223654

1281223654

9780226387031

0226387038

OCLC:

476229055