In recent years, the central question relating to regional trade agreements has been whether or not they have promoted deeper integration in the regulatory structures of the participating countries. The answer has profound implications for the future of multilateral cooperation through the World Trade Organization (WTO) and international economic relations in general. This volume examines a number of different regional agreements and finds that there is no one model for what constitutes deeper integration. The authors conclude that regional trade agreements have led to deeper integration in a number of fields, and that the regional processes and rules have been consistent with the multilateral obligations of the countries involved. They find that recent agreements are generally more effective in facilitating trade and improving transparency than the more remote WTO procedures.
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978-92-808-1083-7 (9789280810837)
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Gary P. Sampson is the John Gough Professor of International Trade at Melbourne Business School at the Universtiy of Melbourne, and professor of international economic governance at the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies in Yokohama, Japan. Stephen Woolcock is a lecturer in international relations at the London School of Economics and associate research fellow at UNU-CRIS in Bruges, Belgium.
Part I Setting the scence: introduction; a framework of analysis for regulatory policy in regional trade agreements. Part II Case studies in regional agreements: association agreement between the EU and Poland; EU - Mexico agreements; Euro Mediterranean agreements; NAFTA; Chile - Canada Free Trade Agreement; Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Forum. Part III Horizontal case studies: food safety and eco-labelling regulations; regulations confronting trade in services. Part IV conclusions: policy implications.
