Regional trade and economic integration analytical insights and policy options /

• Main Author: Upendra Das, R.
• Corporate Author: World Scientific (Firm)
• Other Authors: Edirisuriya, Piyadasa., Swarup, Anoop.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2012.
• Subjects: International economic integration.; International trade.; India > Commercial treaties.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8319#t=toc

The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as a dominant player in trade and will continue to be an influential pole of world trade and economics, with the center of gravity shifting to this region. This book presents analytical insights into the various regional and bilateral trade agreements (RTAs) and t...

Table of Contents:

• ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. India's trade policy reforms. 1.2. Rationale. 1.3. Scope
• ch. 2. Regional economic agreements of India: status, potential, and some experiences. 2.1. Experience gained from implementation
• ch. 3. The economics of regional integration and analytical insights from negotiations. 3.1. Economic rationale of regional integration. 3.2. Analytical insights from negotiations
• ch. 4. Empirical estimation of economic and welfare gains. 4.1. Computable general equilibrium modeling estimates (GTAP simulations). 4.2. Effects of tariff reduction and trade facilitation. 4.3. Bilateral FTA
• ch. 5. Policy implementation issues in regional trading arrangements. 5.1. Circumvention. 5.2. Improving implementation
• ch. 6. Issues for further negotiations. 6.1. Non-tariff barriers. 6.2. Major categories of non-tariff measures and related policies. 6.3. Trade in services. 6.4. Investment cooperation. 6.5. Trade facilitation
• ch. 7. Conclusion.