05186nam 2200793Ia 450 991077702010332120200520144314.01-281-22365-497866112236560-226-38703-810.7208/9780226387031(CKB)1000000000414772(EBL)408435(OCoLC)476229055(SSID)ssj0000234897(PQKBManifestationID)11199785(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234897(PQKBWorkID)10241965(PQKB)10447278(MiAaPQ)EBC408435(DE-B1597)535796(OCoLC)781254198(DE-B1597)9780226387031(Au-PeEL)EBL408435(CaPaEBR)ebr10216992(CaONFJC)MIL122365(EXLCZ)99100000000041477219970218d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRegionalism versus multilateral trade arrangements[electronic resource] /edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. KruegerChicago University of Chicago Press19971 online resource (432 p.)NBER-East Asia seminar on economics ;v. 6Edited versions of papers presented at the NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics 6th annual conference, held in Seoul, Korea, June 15-17, 1995.Sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and other organizations.9780226386721 0-226-38672-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Problems with Overlapping Free Trade Areas --2. The Political Economy of Mexico's Entry into NAFTA --3. Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration: Environmental and Labor Standards --4. EU, NAFTA, and Asian Responses: A Perspective from the Calculus of Participation --5. Open versus Closed Trade Blocs --6. Is Regionalism Simply a Diversion? Evidence from the Evolution of the EC and EFTA --7. Asia Pacific Capital Markets: Integration and Implications for Economic Activity --8. Recent Developments of APEC: Issues and Prospects of the Osaka Agenda --9. A Perspective on the Effects of NAFTA on Korea --10. Regionalism and Subregionalism in ASEAN: The Free Trade Area and Growth Triangle Models --11. Globalization and New Industrial Organization: Implications for Structural Adjustment Policies --12. Bilateral Negotiations and Multilateral Trade: The Case of Taiwan-U.S. Trade Talks --13. Economics and Politics of Rice Policy in Japan: A Perspective on the Uruguay Round --Contributors --Name Index --Subject IndexThere is no doubt that the open multilateral trading system after World War II was a key ingredient in the rapid economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GNP. In the 1980's, however, preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) began to emerge as significant factors affecting world trade. This volume contains thirteen papers that analyze the tensions between multilateral trading systems and preferential trade arrangements and the impact of these tensions on East Asia. The first four chapters introduce PTAs conceptually and focus on the unique political issues that these agreements involve. The next five essays present more direct empirical analyses of existing PTAs and their economic effects, primarily in East Asia. The last four papers concentrate on the outcomes of individual East Asian nations' trading policies in specific instances of preferential agreements.NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics (Series) ;v. 6.International economic integrationCongressesInternational economic relationsCongressesRegionalismEast AsiaCongressesTrade blocsEast AsiaCongressesEast AsiaForeign economic relationsCongressestaiwan, singapore, korea, hong kong, economics, economy, gnp, exports, preferential trading arrangements, pta, east asia, regionalism, nafta, mexico, growth triangle, free trade, asean, osaka agenda, apec, finance, nonfiction, ec, efta, integration, capital markets, participation, labor, social policy, business, profit, international.International economic integrationInternational economic relationsRegionalismTrade blocs382.9382/.91382/.91Itō Takatoshi1950-116437Krueger Anne O228886National Bureau of Economic Research.NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics(6th :1995 :Seoul, Korea)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777020103321Regionalism versus multilateral trade arrangements3821876UNINA