Sustaining reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
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Sustaining reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
（Policy analyses in international economics, 80）
Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-288) and index
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Description
The United States and Pakistan established diplomatic relations in 1947, shortly after Pakistan gained its independence. Since then, relations have alternated between episodes of close partnership and sharp friction-reflecting the ups and downs of global and regional geopolitics. The tides of foreign policy have correspondingly affected trade and investment. Post-September 11th diplomacy has now created a strong relationship between Pakistan and the United States. Would a free trade agreement between these two counties benefit them? What type of economic benefits could be expected? This new book looks at this question and many others and concludes that a free trade agreement between the United States and Pakistan would benefit both countries.
Table of Contents
- I. INTRODUCTION
- 1. Diplomatic Ups and Downs
- 2. The FTA Case
- 3. Pakistan's Place in the Queue
- 4. Plan of the Report
- II. AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS AND LINKED ISSUES
- 1. Pakistan's Agricultural Sector and Bilateral Trade
- 2. Tariffs, Tariff-Rate Quotas, and Other Barriers
- 3. Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures and Related Technical Issues
- 4. Recommendations
- III. TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
- 1. T&C Production and Bilateral Trade
- 2. Bilateral Barriers to T&C Trade
- 3. Textiles and Clothing in Previous Bilateral FTAs
- 4. Recommendations
- IV. OTHER MANUFACTURES
- 1. Manufacturing Production and Bilateral Trade
- 2. Tariffs and Other Barriers
- 3. Recommendations
- V. LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PAKISTAN
- 1. Labor Standards in Pakistan
- 2. Environmental Standards in Pakistan
- 3. Labor and Environment in US FTAs
- 4. Recommendations for Labor Provisions in a US-Pakistan FTA
- 5. Recommendations for Environmental Provisions in a US-Pakistan FTA
- VI. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
- 1. Government Procurement: The United States
- 2. Government Procurement: Pakistan
- 3. Recommendations
- VII. INVESTMENT AND SERVICES
- 1. FDI Overview and Main Characteristics
- 2. FDI Friction
- 3. International Investment Agreements
- 4. Portfolio Investment
- 5. Services
- 6. Recommendations for Investment and Services
- VIII. ESTIMATES FROM GRAVITY AND CGE MODELS
- 1. Gravity Model: Construction and Results
- 2. CGE Model: Construction and Results
- 3. Summing Up
- IX. CONCLUSION.
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