The rise of bilateralism
Subtitle: comparing American, European,  and Asian approaches to preferential trade agreements
By: Kenneth Heydon and Stephen Woolcock.
Contributors: Woolcock, Stephen.
Publisher: United Nations University
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9789280811629
Subjects: Tariff preferences -- United States; Tariff preferences -- Europe; Tariff preferences -- Asia
Description: As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreements have become the center of trade diplomacy, pushing beyond tariffs into deep integration and beyond regionalism into a web of bilateral deals, raising concerns about coercion by bigger players. This study examines American, European and Asian approaches to preferential trade agreements and their effects on trade, investment and economic welfare. It draws on theoretical works, but also examines the actual substance of agreements negotiated and envisaged.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.