Regionalism versus multilateral trade arrangements
By: edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger.
Contributors: Itō, Takatoshi, 1950-; Krueger, Anne O.; National Bureau of Economic Research.; NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics (6th : 1995 : Seoul, Korea)
Series: NBER-East Asia seminar on economics ;; v. 6; NBER-East Asia seminar on economics (Series) ;; v. 6.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
Subjects: Trade blocs -- East Asia -- Congresses; Regionalism -- East Asia -- Congresses; International economic integration -- Congresses; International economic relations -- Congresses; East Asia -- Foreign economic relations -- Congresses
Description: There is no doubt that after World War II the open multilateral trading system was a key ingredient in the rapid economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GNP. In the 1980s, however, preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) began to emerge as significant factors affecting world trade.

This volume contains thirteen papers that analyze the tensions between multilateral trading systems and preferential trade arrangements and the impact of these tensions on East Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research and other organizations.
Edited versions of papers presented at the NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics 6th annual conference, held in Seoul, Korea, June 15-17, 1995.