04023nam 2200637Ia 450 991097316000332120250624034547.00-88132-673-91-283-94027-2(CKB)2550000000996529(EBL)3385693(SSID)ssj0000804900(PQKBManifestationID)12368862(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804900(PQKBWorkID)10822154(PQKB)10068757(MiAaPQ)EBC3385693(Au-PeEL)EBL3385693(CaPaEBR)ebr10643983(CaONFJC)MIL425277(OCoLC)923328417(BIP)43290548(BIP)42193846(EXLCZ)99255000000099652920121214d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUnderstanding the trans-pacific partnership /Jeffrey J. Schott, Barbara Kotschwar, and Julia Muir1st ed.Washington, DC Peterson Institute For International Economics20131 online resource (87 p.)Policy analyses in international economics ;99Description based upon print version of record.0-88132-672-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Ch 1. Introduction""; ""Ch 2. TPP Participants: How Alike?How Like-Minded?""; ""Ch 3. Scope and Coverage""; ""Ch 4. Sticking Points in the TPP Negotiations""; ""Agriculture""; ""Textiles, Apparel, and Footwear""; ""Intellectual Property Rights""; ""Services and Investment""; ""Investor-State Dispute Procedures""; ""Capital Controls""; ""State-Owned Enterprises""; ""Environment""; ""Labor""; ""Conclusion""; ""Ch 5. Expanding TPP Participation""; ""Canada and Mexico""; ""Prospective Entrants""; ""Ch 6. Moving from TPP to FTAAP""""Ch 7. Whither China?""""Ch 8. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Index""The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a big deal in the making. With the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations at an impasse, the TPP negotiations have taken center stage as the most significant trade initiative of the 21st century. As of December 2012, negotiators have made extensive progress in 15 negotiating rounds since the talks began in March 2010, though hard work remains to finish the deal in the coming year or so. Despite this effort, however, the TPP is not well understood. In part, the reason lies in the dynamism of the TPP initiative. Unlike other free trade pacts, the growing membership as the talks have proceeded, and the broad range, complexity, and novelty of the issues on the agenda have made it difficult to track the substantive detail and progress of the talks. This Policy Analysis aims to remedy this problem by providing a reader's guide to the TPP initiative. It first assesses how much the TPP countries are alike and like-minded in their pursuit of a comprehensive trade deal. It then examines the current status of the talks, the major substantive sticking points, and the implications of Canada and Mexico joining the talks as well as prospective membership of other countries. The Policy Analysis then looks ahead to how the TPP could advance economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region and the implications for trade relations with China.Free tradePacific AreaPacific AreaCommercial policyPacific AreaForeign economic relationsFree trade382/.911823Schott Jeffrey J.1949-121685Kotschwar Barbara1829014Muir Julia(Research analyst)1829015MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973160003321Understanding the trans-pacific partnership4398165UNINA