Economic integration in South Asia
Subtitle: charting a legal roadmap
By: By Rizwanul Islam
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789004218956
Subjects: Economic integration; Trade blocs; Tariff; Tariff preferences; Law and legislation; Foreign trade regulation
Description: "Eight member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have recently concluded the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and SAARC Agreement on Trade in Servcies (SATIS). To date, the progress of sub-regional trade integration in South Asia appears to be rather lacklustre. This book critically analyses the international legal aspects of economic integration in South Asia. It argues that although there are economic constraints in bringing about greater economic integration in South Asia, those constraints are not insurmountable. Many of the constraints are merely outcomes of dubious policies pursued by the policy makers in the sub-region and can be tackled with sustained political commitment towards the cause of the South Asian economic integration"--P [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.