The Regionalization of the World Economy

by Jeffrey A. Frankel

Regional economic arrangements such as free trade areas (FTAs), customs unions, and currency blocs, have become increasingly prevalent in the world economy. Both pervasive and controversial, regionalization has some economists optimistic about the opportunities it creates and others fearful that it may corrupt fragile efforts to encourage global free trade.
Including both empirical and theoretical studies, this volume addresses several important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226259951
• ISBN13: 9780226259956
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"