num_pages: 388
description: This book explores whether the world economy is breaking up into regional trading and currency blocs centred on the European Community, Japan and the United States. Frankel uses trade, investment and financial data to assess this issue. He concludes with an analysis of how trends in regional economic integration can be used as building blocks for a stronger multilateral system.
language: English
title: Regional Trading Blocs in the World Economic System
titlecomplete: Regional Trading Blocs in the World Economic System (Institute for International Economics)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics