03324oam 2200505 450 99622085000331620170523091618.0981-230-461-410.1355/9789812304612(OCoLC)406179986(MiFhGG)GVRL2QRZ(EXLCZ)99250000000000087220070927d2007 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn APEC trade agenda? the political economy of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific /edited by Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo PedrosaSingapore :Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,2007.1 online resource (256 pages) illustrationsGale eBooks"A joint study by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and the APEC Business Advisory Council."981-230-460-6 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,MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK996220850003316An APEC Trade Agenda2559210UNISA