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Author Baldwin, R

Title World Trade Organization for the 21st Century : the Asian Perspective
Published Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (448 pages)
Series ADBI series on Asian Economic Integration and Cooperation
ADBI series on Asian economic integration and cooperation.
Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. WTO 2.0: governance of global supply-chain trade; 3. Trade in value added: concept, development, and an East Asian perspective; 4. Joining the supply chain: a firm-level perspective; 5. Effective industrial policies and global value chains; 6. Mapping crisis-era protectionism in the Asia and Pacific region; 7. Exchange rate policy and regional trade agreements: a case of conflicted interests?; 8. Policy challenges posed by Asian free trade agreements: a review of the evidence
9. Constructing and multilateralizing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: an Asian perspective10. The ASEAN Economic Community: progress, challenges, and prospects; 11. The future of the World Trade Organization; 12. Plurilateral agreements: a viable alternative to the World Trade Organization?; 13. The role of foreign direct investment flows and a possible multilateral agreement; Index
Summary The global financial crisis exposed great shortcomings in the global economic architecture, generating extensive international debate about possible remedies for these deficiencies. The postwar global architecture was guided by major developed economies, centered around the IMF, the GATT, and the World Bank. Today, the balance of economic power is shifting toward emerging economies. Global governance and economic policy must reflect this shift. With contributions from prominent Asian and international trade experts, this book critically examines key changes occurring in the world trading syste
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Form Electronic book
Author Kawai, M
Wignaraja, G
ISBN 1783479280
9781783479283