Socioeconomic barriers continue to challenge the growth of regional trade and foreign investment in South Africa, which indicates that there is a great need to identify indicators as associated with economic growth and development. Research is needed specific to this geographic region that...

There is a proliferation of RTAs and FTAs throughout the world in the recent past. According to the WTO estimates, close to two-third of world trade is on a preferential basis and only three of its members are not party to any RTAs. It is estimated that there will be 400 FTAs within 2010. The...

This paper studies the effectiveness of the implementation of trade facilitation measures in ASEAN member countries in comparison with these measures in other regional organizations. We evaluate trade facilitation performance and indicate trade facilitation priorities and needs that are...

This study investigates the potential trade flows between countries of South, East and South East Asian region as a result of tariff liberalization using the GTAP-model. The study reveals that tariff liberalization has positive effects on all country groupings of South, East and South East Asian...

Regional integration or disintegration? / Adrian H. Hearn and Margaret Myers -- Latin American visions of trans-Pacific integration / Ariel C. Armony, Nashira P. Chávez, and Adrian H. Hearn -- Chinese visions of trans-Pacific integration / Jianmin Jin -- Contending visions : the TPP, the...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is considered as one of the successful regional cooperations and has played a remarkable role in regional, and potentially global, order through its principles of consensus, non-interference, and peaceful resolution of conflicts, providing platform for...