Economic diplomacy [[electronic resource] ] : essays and reflections by Singapore's negotiators / / [edited by] C.L. Lim, Margaret Liang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789406603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-14512-X; 9786613145123; 981-4324-64-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LimC. L (Chin L.); LiangMargaret
• Disciplina: 382.095957
• Soggetti: Diplomacy - History; Singapore Foreign economic relations
• 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: The WTO institutional reforms : issues and prospects / See Chak Mun -- Informal caucuses within the WTO : Singapore in the "invisibles group" / Barry Desker -- Anti-dumping negotiations in the Uruguay round : reflections of a Singapore negotiator / Margaret Liang -- Intellectual property rights in the Uruguay round / S. Tiwari -- A new approach to trade negotiations? / Vanu Gopala Menon -- Domestic regulations in services : a chairman's perspective / Peter Govindasamy -- Future trends in intellectual property and impact on trade and development / Geoffrey Yu -- My experiences with the WTO dispute settlement system / Tommy Koh -- The WTO ministerial conference in Singapore / K. Kesavapany -- Essays and reflections on free trade agreements -- An intuitive guide to the services chapter of the United States-Singapore free trade agreement / Ong Ye Kung -- Some lessons from past FTA disputes / C.L. Lim -- ASEAN's journey towards free trade / David Chin Soon Siong -- The road to free trade agreements / Ng Bee Kim & Minn Naing Oo -- Multilateral or regional WTO "and/or" FTAS : an academic's view of the trenches / Michael Ewing-Chow -- The China-Singapore FTA / Ng Bee Kim -- The Japan-Singapore free trade agreement / Pang Kin Keong.
• Sommario/riassunto: Singapore, a small country with limited resources, has nevertheless played a significant role in regional and global trade negotiations. Its negotiators possess a wealth of knowledge and experiences and yet few have told their story. This book is a collection of sixteen essays by authors who have been closely involved in trade negotiations including GATT/WTO and bilateral free trade agreements. They share their experiences in such negotiations, how they promoted national interests and advanced the global trade agenda. It will appeal to readers who are interested in how international economic d