New Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia Pacific

by Robert Scollay and John P. Gilbert

What are the choices the Asia-Pacific community will face if it proceeds further down the path of developing preferential regional trading arrangements? Fragmentation of the region into preferential trading arrangements on a bilateral or subregional basis promises relatively little economic gain and considerable risk of increased trade conflict. Larger preferential trading blocs, spanning the whole of East Asia, the Western Pacific, or the APEC...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881323020
• ISBN13: 9780881323023
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"