Free trade agreements in the Asia Pacific [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christopher Findlay, Shujiro Urata

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456103903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-75792-X; 9786612757921; 981-4271-39-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Collana: World Scientific studies in international economics, , 1793-3641 ; ; v. 11
• Altri autori (Persone): FindlayChristopher C (Christopher Charles); UrataShūjirō <1950->
• Disciplina: 382.915
• Soggetti: Free trade - East Asia; Free trade - Pacific Area; Electronic books.; East Asia Commercial treaties; Pacific Area Commercial treaties
• 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: CONTENTS; Preface; Overview; 1. Free Trade Agreements in East Asia; 1.1. Rapid expansion of FTAs; 1.2. Characteristics and motives of FTAs in East Asia; 2. Objectives of the Research Project; 3. Major Findings; 3.1. Quality of FTAs; 3.2. Impacts of FTAs; 4. Future Research Agenda; References; 1. Rules of Origin and Agricultural Trade Liberalisation in Major Free Trade Agreements I. Cheong and J. Cho; 1. Introduction; 2. Descriptive Overviews of ROO; 2.1. Theoretical survey on ROO; 2.2. Descriptive analysis of ROO in major FTAs; 2.2.1. ROOs in the US and EU FTAs; 2.2.2. ROOs in East Asian FTAs; 3. Empirical Assessment of ROOs 3.1. Analysis on index components; 3.2. Assessment of restrictiveness of ROO; 3.2.1. Existing studies; 3.2.2. Restrictiveness of ROO in FTAs by Japan and Korea; 4. Agricultural Liberalisation in Major FTAs; 4.1. FTAs by Western countries; 4.2. FTAs by Japan and Korea; 4.3. ASEAN-China FTA; 5. Conclusion; References; 2. Services in Free Trade Agreements R. Ochiai, ; P. Dee and C. Findlay; 1. Introduction; 2. Formand Content; 2.1. Regional characteristics of form; 2.2. Negative-list versus positive-list approach-Contents; 2.3. The GATS template versus the NAFTA template 3. Domestic Regulation; 4. Market Access and National Treatment; 5. Comparison Between Bilateral and Multiple Member Agreements; 6. Rules of Origin; 7. Overall Evaluation on Liberalisation; 8. Summary; Appendix; References; 3. Analysis of the Restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment in Free Trade Agreements S. Urata and J. Sasuya; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Degrees of restrictions; 3.2. Assessment by country; 3.3. Types of restrictive measures; 3.4. Restrictions on different sectors; 4. Concluding Remarks; Appendix References; 4. A Comparison of the Safeguard Mechanisms of Free Trade Agreements A. Kotera and T. Kitamura; 1. Introduction; 2. Bilateral and Regional Safeguard Mechanisms; 2.1. The basic idea and structure of safeguard mechanisms; 2.2. The intrinsic nature of bilateral and regional safeguard mechanisms; 2.3. Analysis and evaluation of the selected safeguard mechanisms; 2.3.1. Indicators for analysis and their descriptions; 2.4. Analysis of the selected bilateral and regional safeguard mechanisms; 2.4.1. NAFTA; 2.4.2. EFTA; 2.4.3. AFTA; 2.4.4. EC-Mexico; 2.4.5. Australia-New Zealand; 2.4.6. US-Singapore 2.4.7. US-Australia; 2.4.8. Japan-Mexico; 2.4.9. Japan-Singapore; 2.4.10. Korea-Chile; 2.4.11. Korea-Singapore; 2.4.12. China-ASEAN; 3. Classification of the Selected Bilateral and Regional Safeguard Mechanisms; 3.1. No general safeguard type; 3.2. Quasi-global safeguard type; 3.2.1. WTO type; 3.2.2. GATT type; 3.2.3. NAFTA type; 3.2.4. European type; 4. Final Remarks; Appendix; References; 5. Assessing the Economic Impacts of Free Trade Agreements: A Computable Equilibrium Model Approach K. Abe; 1. The Theoretical Framework and the Simulation Model Adopted; 1.1. Surveys on the impacts of an FTA
• Sommario/riassunto: Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated in East Asia as regional economies rush to catch up with the rest of the world - but what difference do they make? This book answers that question by providing an up-to-date assessment of the quality and impact of FTAs in the region. Featuring a collection of papers originally written for the prestigious Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) in Tokyo, it presents contemporary analysis and insights into the evolution of recent FTAs. The book is suitable for use by trade policy negotiators, policy analysts, and people developing