The United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement : highlights and insights / / edited by Tommy Koh, Chang Li Lin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808480003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific Pub; Singapore, : Institute of Policy Studies, c2004
• ISBN: 1-281-87727-1; 9786611877279; 981-256-716-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KohTommy T. B <1937-> (Tommy Thong Bee); ChangLi Lin
• Disciplina: 382.97305957
• Soggetti: Free trade - United States; Free trade - Singapore; United States Foreign economic relations Singapore; Singapore Foreign economic relations United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Singapore Business Federation."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1 The USSFTA: A Personal Perspective Tommy T. B. Koh; 2 The USSFTA: Personal Perspectives on the Process and Results Ralph F. Ives; 3 Lessons from the USSFTA Negotiations Ong Ye Kung; 4 The USSFTA: Socio-Political Context Franklin L. Lavin; 5 The A to Z of the USSFTA William Choong; 6 The Goods Package Rossman Ithnain; 7 Customs Administration Lim Teck Leong; 8 Textiles and Apparel Ng Kim Neo; 9 Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce Valerie D'Costa; 10 Financial Services and Capital Controls Ravi Menon; 11 Competition Policy Minn Naing Oo; 12 Intellectual Property Rights Liew Woon Yin 13 Labour Ong Yen Her; 14 Environment Loh Ah Tuan, Khoo Seow Poh, Chua Yew Peng and Fion Tan; 15 The Role of Legal Counsel and Dispute Settlement Sivakant Tiwari; 16 Lobbying for the USSFTA Chan Heng Chee; 17 What I Learnt from the U.S. Business Community Neo Gim Huay; 18 Lobbying the American Business Community in Singapore Jennifer Conley; 19 The Impact of the USSFTA on Our Laws, Regulations and Procedures - The ; Process and the Substance Daren Tang; 20 The USSFTA: The Impact on Government-Linked Companies and Singapore's Corporate Scene Vikram Khanna Appendixes
• Sommario/riassunto: On 1 January 2004, the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA)came into force. The USSFTA was the result of a two-year negotiation process which started towards the end of the Clinton Administration and concluded under the Bush Administration. How did the negotiation process straddle the two administrations? What is the rationale for the FTA? What were the unique features of the negotiating process? Was negotiating with the US different from negotiating with other countries? How will the FTA benefit the two countries? What is the impact on ASEAN, APEC and the WTO? This book captures some of the