The growth of regional trading blocs has been one of the major developments in international relations in recent years. Virtually all countries are members of a bloc and many belong to more than one; more than one third of world trade takes place within such agreements. Regional agreements vary...

A key U.S. motive for negotiating these two free trade agreements (FTAs) is that they can serve both as stimuli and precedents for other agreements bilateral, plurilateral, and hemisphere-wide in their two regions. Chile and Singapore have open economies and few import restrictions and both have...

This book analyzes the role of trade as a central pillar of the structural reform process and a bridge to capturing the dynamic development forces of an increasingly globalized world economy.

In this presentation, the author discusses regional co-operation among countries in Asia. Preferential trade and investment agreements are discussed as well as the goal to strengthen structural reform and aid in international competitiveness. This presentation was presented at the Third Annual...