The economics of regional trading arrangements / Richard Pomfret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomfret, Richard W. T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial policy.

Trade blocs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Regionalism became a major issue in international commercial diplomacy during the 1990s. The European Union's 1992 programme, the formation of NAFTA, and attempts to form or strengthen regional trading arrangements in South America, southern Africa, and Southeast Asia were viewed as a challenge to the nondiscrimination principle which was the cornerstone of the postwar international trading system. The Economics of Regional Trading Arrangements provides a unified analysis of policies which discriminate among trading partners, combining in roughly equal proportions history, theory, and a review of empirical studies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

Part I: History

Introduction to Part I

2. Evolution of the Most Favoured Nation Principle up to 1929

3. Commercial Policies in the 1930s

4. Non-Discrimination in the GATT

5. Discrimination in International Trade, 1947-1985

6. Regionalism versus Multilateralism during the Uruguay Round

7. Regionalism and the World Trade Organization

Part II: Theory

Introduction to Part II

8. The Mainstream from Viner to the JCM Proposition

9. Extending the Model

10. The New Regionalism

11. Numbers and Geography

Part III: Empirical Evidence

Introduction to Part III

12. Western European Integration

13. North America

14. Other Free Trade Areas and Customs Unions

15. Trade Preferences for Developing Countries

16. Global Issues

Part IV: Political Economy

Introduction to Part IV

17. Why do Discriminatory Trading Arrangements Exist?

18. Consequences for the International Trading System

19. Summary and Prospects

Appendix:Discriminatory Trading Arrangements between the USA and Canada before CUSTA

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-435) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-98083-8

9786611980832

0-19-151887-5

OCLC:

646804807