Competitive regionalism : FTA diffusion in the Pacific Rim
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Competitive regionalism : FTA diffusion in the Pacific Rim
(International political economy series)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 252-277
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace. Policy diffusion models explain how different sets of preferential trade agreements are interconnected and establish under what conditions FTAs can work for or against the emergence of coherent regional blocs.
Table of Contents
- Explaining FTA Proliferation: A Policy Diffusion Framework
- M.Solis & S.N.Katada PART I: THEMATIC CHAPTERS Exclusion Fears and Competitive Regionalism in East Asia
- S.Urata Political-Security Competition and the FTA Movement: Motivations and Consequences
- M.M.Mochizuki Competitive Regionalism through Bilateral and Regional Rule Making: Standard Setting and Locking-In
- J.Nakagawa PART II: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE The US as a Bilateral Player: The Impetus for Asymmetric Free Trade Agreements
- C.Quiliconi & C.Wise Chile: A Pioneer in Trade Policy
- B.Stallings Competitive Regionalism and Mexico's FTA Strategy
- A.Flores-Quiroga PART III: EAST ASIA Singapore and ASEAN's Competitive Regionalism in Southeast Asia and Beyond
- T.Terada South Korea's FTAs: Moving from an Emulative to a Competitive Strategy
- M.G.Koo Japan's Competitive FTA Strategy: Commercial Opportunity versus Political Rivalry
- M.Solis China's Competitive FTA Strategy: Realism on a Liberal Slide
- J.Yang Conclusion: Free Trade Agreements in a Competitive World
- B.Stallings & S.N.Katada Bibliography Index
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