附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
A framework for assessing regional trade agreements : WTO-plus / Stephen Woolcock -- The association agreement between the European Union and Poland / Magnus Feldmann -- The EU--Mexico Free Trade Agreement : assessing the EU approach to regulatory issues / Joakim Reiter -- The Euro-Mediterranean Agreements / Tomas Baert -- The North American Free Trade Agreement / Julius Sen -- The Chile-Canada Free Trade Agreement / Sebastin Herreros -- The closer economic relations agreement between Australia and New Zealand / Gary P. Sampson -- Food safety and eco-labelling regulations : a case of transatlantic regulatory regionalism? / Grant E. Isaac -- Regulations confronting trade in services / Bertrall Ross -- Trade in a world of regions / Brigid Gavin and Luk van Langenhove -- Conclusions / Stephen Woolcock.
摘要:Have regional trade agreements led to a new form of economic cooperation by promoting deeper integration in the regulatory structures of participating countries? The answer has profound i m p l ications for the future of multilateral cooperation and international economic relations. Regional trade agreements have led to deeper integration in a number of fields, and recent agreements are generally more effective than the more remote WTO procedures in facilitating t rade and improving transparency. There is no single model for deeper i n t e g ration and each t rade agreement is the result of attempts to achieve very different policy objectives. But Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Economic Integration finds that regional processes and rules have been consistent with the multilateral obligations of each party. WTO rules therefore constitute a floor that underpins additional commitments in the regional agreements.
