03634nam 22006252 450 991067989800332120151124031107.09789812304612981230461410.1355/9789812304612(OCoLC)406179986(MiFhGG)GVRL2QRZ(UkCbUP)CR9789812304612(CKB)2500000000000872(MiAaPQ)EBC746414(MiAaPQ)EBC31753890(Au-PeEL)EBL31753890(MiFhGG)9789812304612(Perlego)1161208(EXLCZ)99250000000000087220141103d2007|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn APEC trade agenda? the political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific /edited by Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa1st ed.Singapore :Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,2007.1 online resource (256 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Gale eBooksTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).9789812304605 9812304606 Includes bibliographical references and index.An APEC trade agenda / Charles E. Morrison -- A free trade area of the Asia-Pacific in the wake of the faltering Doha Round / C. Fred Bergsten -- The political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Vinod K. Aggarwal -- The political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Sheng Bin -- Japan's FTA strategy and a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific / Shujiro Urata -- Lessons from the free trade area of the Americans for APEC economies / Sherry M. Stephenson -- Prospects for linking preferential trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region / Robert Scollay -- ASEAN perspective on promoting regional and global freer trade / Chia Siow Yue and Hadi Soesastro.The proposal for an Asia-Pacific-wide free trade agreement is one of the oldest ideas for promoting mutually beneficial regional cooperation dating back to the mid-1960s. In more recent times, the idea has found new support for two main reasons: as a plan B to the stumbling Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round of WTO negotiations; and as a solution to the noodle bowl of bilateral agreements in the region. This report assesses the political feasibility of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) proposal and looks at alternative modalities for achieving free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific. The report includes trade policy perspectives from the three largest economies of the region: the United States, China and Japan, lessons from similar proposals such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), possible convergence among the many preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the region, and alternative approaches to regional economic integration.Free tradeAsiaFree tradePacific AreaAsiaCommercial policyPacific AreaCommercial policyFree tradeFree trade382.71095Morrison Charles Edward1944-Pedrosa EduardoPacific Economic Cooperation Council,Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,APEC Business Advisory Council,UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910679898003321An APEC Trade Agenda2559210UNINA