Recent regional agreements: Why so many, why so much variance in form, why coming so fast, and where are they headed?

被引:30
作者
Whalley, John [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, NBER, CESifo, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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D O I
10.1111/j.1467-9701.2008.01094.x
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Recent years have seen a sharp growth in the number of regional agreements both concluded and under negotiation. This paper attempts to document and discuss this growth focusing on US, EU, Chinese, Indian and other agreements. The form, coverage and content of these agreements vary considerably from case to case. The paper asks why so many, why the variation in form, and why the recent acceleration. Implications for the trading system are discussed in a final section. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008.
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页码:517 / 532
页数:16
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