Patterns of free trade areas in Asia

dc.contributor.author Kawai, Masahiro en_US
dc.contributor.author Wignaraja, Ganeshan en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-01T01:53:38Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-01T01:53:38Z
dc.date.issued 2013 en_US
dc.description For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a> en_US
dc.description.abstract This monograph addresses Asia's rise in global free trade agreement (FTA) activity. This has sparked concerns about the erosion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) trading system and the Asian "noodle bowl" (multiple and possibly conflicting FTAs). The study identifies for policymakers how best to minimize the costs of FTAs while maximizing their benefits. It reexamines key trends and challenges in Asian FTAs and offers new information from analysis of FTAs, economic models, and firm surveys. This analysis supports strengthening business support for FTAs; rationalizing rules of origin and upgrading their administration; expanded coverage of agricultural and services trade; forging comprehensive "WTO-plus" agreements; and encouraging a region-wide FTA. The analysis suggests a bottom-up approach to global trade liberalization as a complement to WTO processes. en_US
dc.format.extent 78 p. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/27153
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.publisher Honolulu : East-West Center en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries East-West Center (Washington, D.C.). Policy studies ; 65 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Free trade - East Asia en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Small business - East Asia en_US
dc.subject.lcsh East-Asia - Commercial policy en_US
dc.subject.lcsh East-West Center en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Financial crises - East Asia en_US
dc.title Patterns of free trade areas in Asia en_US
dc.type Report en_US
dc.type.dcmi Text en_US
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