Regional blocs
Subtitle: building blocks or stumbling blocks
By: A.S. Bhalla, P. Bhalla.
Contributors: Bhalla, P. 1947-
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Trade blocs.; Regionalism.; International economic integration.
Description: The book examines a variety of regional arrangements - ASEAN, SAARC and APEC in Asia, NAFTA and MERCOSUR in the Americas, SADC, SACU and ECOWAS in Africa, and the European Union, EFTA and Eastern Europe. One of the main themes of the book is that dynamic gains of regionalism will accrue through trade and foreign direct investment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-228) and index.