Regionalism is taking two forms. It is occurring firstly through free trade arrangements and secondly through monetary arrangements. In this paper, we highlight the issues related to the reversal of sequence between trade integration (free trade agreement) and monetary integration (a monetary...

Regionalism is taking two forms. It is occurring firstly through free trade arrangements and secondly through monetary arrangements. In this paper, we highlight the issues related to the reversal of sequence between trade integration (free trade agreement) and monetary integration (a monetary...

The objective of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, formed in 1989, is to achieve comprehensive trade and liberalisation in the region. APEC includes 18 countries throughout most of the Asia-Pacific region. The author explores APEC's liberalisation effects on structural...