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Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: Origins, Evolution, and Implications book cover

1st Edition

Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Origins, Evolution, and Implications

Edited By Vinod Aggarwal, Shujiro Urata Copyright 2006
326 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The Asia-Pacific region has witnessed a rapid rise in bilateral preferential trade agreements at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This trend could have potentially dramatic effects on the trading patterns of countries in the transpacific region and beyond. Some argue that these accords will spur multilateral negotiations, while others believe that they will irreparably damage the... Read more

PART I Theoretical framework and economic overview 1. Bilateral trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific by VINOD K. AGGARWAL 2. The political economy of the new Asia-Pacific bilateralism: benign, banal, or simply bad? by JOHN RAVENHILL 3. Bilateralism in the Asia-Pacific: an economic overview by FUKUNARI KIMURA

PART II Case studies 4. Japan: a new move toward bilateral trade agreements by T.J. PEMPEL AND SHUJIRO URATA 5. US trade arrangements in the Asia-Pacific by RICHARD E. FEINBERG 6. Chinese trade bilateralism: politics still in command by ELAINE S. KWEI 7. From multilateralism to bilateralism? a shift in South Korea’s trade strategy by MIN GYO KOO 8. Who rules the international economy? Taiwan’s daunting attempts at bilateralism by ROSELYN Y. HSUEH 9. Singapore trade bilateralism: a two track strategy by SEUNGJOO LEE 10. Why countries are so eager to establish bilateral free trade agreements: a case study of Thailand by KOZO KIYOTA 11. The reluctant bilateralist: Malaysia’s new trade strategy by YUMIKO OKAMOTO 12. Free trade beyond NAFTA: the economic and institutional rationale for Mexico’s bilateral trade agenda by RALPH ESPACH

PART III Conclusion 13. The evolution and implications of bilateral trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific by VINOD K. AGGARWAL AND MIN GYO KOO

Biography

Vinod Aggarwal, Shujiro Urata

'This book is important, timely and crucial reading for anyone interested in the future of the Asia Pacific.' - Ann Capling, University of Melbourne

'Uniformly comprehensive, informative and engaging.' - Asian Pacific Economic Literature, Volume 20, Issue 2

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