Handbook of International Trade Agreements
Country, regional and global approaches
- 462 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
International trade has, for decades, been central to economic growth and improved standards of living for nations and regions worldwide. For most of the advanced countries, trade has raised standards of living, while for most emerging economies, growth did not begin until their integration into the global economy. The economic explanation is simple: international trade facilitates specialization, increased efficiency and improved productivity to an extent impossible in closed economies. However, recent years have seen a significant slowdown in global trade, and the global system has increasingly come under attack from politicians on the right and on the left. The benefits of open markets, the continuation of international co-operation, and the usefulness of multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have all been called into question. While globalization has had a broadly positive effect on overall global welfare, it has also been perceived by the public as damaging communities and social classes in the industrialized world, spawning, for example, Brexit and the US exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The purpose of this volume is to examine international and regional preferential trade agreements (PTAs), which offer like-minded countries a possible means to continue receiving the benefits of economic liberalization and expanded trade. What are the strengths and weaknesses of such agreements, and how can they sustain growth and prosperity for their members in an ever-challenging global economic environment?
The Handbook is divided into two parts. The first, Global Themes, offers analysis of issues including the WTO, trade agreements and economic development, intellectual property rights, security and environmental issues, and PTAs and developing countries. The second part examines regional and country-specific agreements and issues, including NAFTA, CARICOM, CETA, the Pacific Alliance, the European Union, EFTA, ECOWAS, SADC, TTIP, RCEP and the TPP (now the CPTPP), as well as the policies of countries such as Japan and Australia.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- The Editor and Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- PART I: Innovation leadership theory
- 1. Defining and practicing innovation leadership using the CREATE Model
- 2. The competencies of innovation leaders
- 3. Innovation leaders and followership
- 4. Synergies in innovation network teams
- 5. Building a culture of continuous innovation
- 6. You have the idea, now how do you fund it?
- 7. Today I fly!: The extraordinarily innovative Diavolo Dance Company
- 8. An innovation success in the private sector
- 9. Who’s leading and who’s learning?
- 10. Sustainable community management
- 11. Working well with cultures in the Middle East
- 12. Innovation on a small farm
- 13. Successful innovation in the public sector
- PART II: Innovation leadership success stories
- 14. Innovation leaders in healthcare
- 15. CAFTA-DR: diverging trajectories and uneven development
- 16. CARICOM
- 17. Mexico’s approach to preferential agreements
- 18. CETA
- 19. Mercosur
- 20. The Pacific Alliance
- 21. ALBA
- 22. The European Union
- 23. TTIP
- 24. EFTA
- 25. Eastern Partnership countries
- 26. Trade agreements and regional integration: The European Union after Brexit
- 27. The GCC trade agreements: regional integration challenges and opportunities
- 28. Liberalization without integration: Egypt and PTAs (1990–2010)
- 29. The African Union and the European Union: Trade reciprocity and/or economic development?
- 30. ECOWAS: An economic commitment that needs political strengthening
- 31. SADC: Towards a deeper and wider union?
- 32. COMESA: A case study
- 33. RCEP and Asian economic integration
- 34. The TPP: Origins and outcomes
- 35. Japan’s approach to preferential trade agreements
- 36. Australia’s approach to PTAs
- Index