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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451555503321

Titolo

Trade and investment rule-making [[electronic resource] ] : the role of regional and bilateral agreements / / edited by Stephen Woolcock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, Japan, : United Nations University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-4294-5027-4

92-808-7083-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WoolcockStephen

Disciplina

382/.9

Soggetti

Trade blocs

International trade

Foreign trade regulation

Regional economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Trade and investment rule-making; Contents; List of tables and figures; List of contributors; Foreword; List of acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 Rule-making in agricultural trade: RTAs and the multilateral trading system; 3 The interaction between levels of rule-making in international trade and investment; 4 Preferential rules of origin: Models and levels of rule-making; 5 The interaction between levels of rule-making in public procurement; 6 Assessing the interaction between levels of rule-making: Trade in telecommunications services

7 The international regulation of IPRs in a TRIPs and TRIPs-plus world8 International investment rules; 9 Conclusions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Regional trade agreements are playing a greater role in shaping trade and investment rules around the world. To date the study of preferential agreements has focused on their impact on tariff preferences, but as tariffs are reduced rule-making becomes more important in trade and investment.   This book addresses the role of regional and bilateral agreements in rule-making; provides an analytical framework for assessing the impact of regional and other preferential agreements on rule-making; and illustrates the role of



regional agreements in a multi-level process of rule-making.   Seven detaile