03537nam 2200661 a 450 991079014640332120200520144314.090-04-21896-310.1163/9789004218963(CKB)2670000000173819(EBL)1112826(OCoLC)826856222(SSID)ssj0000652841(PQKBManifestationID)11384421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652841(PQKBWorkID)10659393(PQKB)11294637(MiAaPQ)EBC1112826(nllekb)BRILL9789004218963(Au-PeEL)EBL1112826(CaPaEBR)ebr10648729(CaONFJC)MIL427083(PPN)174402910(EXLCZ)99267000000017381920120103d2012 uy 0engurun| uuuuatxtccrEconomic integration in South Asia[electronic resource] charting a legal roadmap /by Md. Rizwanul IslamLeiden ;Boston Martinus Nijhoff Publishers20121 online resource (359 p.)Nijhoff international trade law series,1877-7392 ;v. 10Description based upon print version of record.90-04-21895-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-323) and index.Preliminary Material -- The South Asian PTAs in the Context of International Trade Law -- GATT/WTO Provisions on Preferential Trade Agreements -- Implications of PTAs for Trade-Induced Global Economic Welfare -- Developments Leading to the South Asian PTAs -- Main Features of the SAFTA, SATIS and Their Consistency with WTO Rules -- The SAFTA and the SATIS: Their Constraints Militating against Sub-Regional Trade Liberalisation in South Asia -- Recommendations and Conclusion -- Annexes A Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) -- Annexes B SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS) -- Bibliography -- Index.Eight member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have recently concluded the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS). To date, the progress of sub-regional trade integration in South Asia appears to be rather lacklustre. This book critically analyses the international legal aspects of economic integration in South Asia. It argues that although there are economic constraints in bringing about greater economic integration in South Asia, those constraints are not insurmountable. Many of the constraints are merely outcomes of dubious policies pursued by the policy makers in the sub-region and can be tackled with sustained political commitment towards the cause of the South Asian economic integration.Nijhoff International Trade Law Series10.Foreign trade regulationSouth AsiaTariffLaw and legislationSouth AsiaTariff preferencesSouth AsiaTrade blocsSouth AsiaSouth AsiaEconomic integrationForeign trade regulationTariffLaw and legislationTariff preferencesTrade blocs382/.9154Islam Rizwanul Md617074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790146403321Economic integration in South Asia3695450UNINA