Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace. Policy diffusion models explain how different sets of preferential trade agreements are interconnected and establish under what conditions FTAs can work for or against the emergence of coherent regional blocs.
Author(s): Mireya Solis, Barbara Stallings, Saori N. Katada
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 304
Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgments
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Notes on Contributors
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1 Explaining FTA Proliferation: A Policy Diffusion Framework
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Part I Thematic Chapters
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2 Exclusion Fears and Competitive Regionalism in East Asia
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3 Political-Security Competition and the FTA Movement: Motivationsand Consequences
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4 Competitive Regionalism through Bilateral and Regional Rule-Making: Standard Setting and Locking-in
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Part II The Western Hemisphere
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5 The US as a Bilateral Player: The Impetus for Asymmetric Free Trade Agreements
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6 Chile: A Pioneer in Trade Policy
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7 Competitive Regionalism and Mexico’s FTA Strategy
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Part III East Asia
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8 Competitive Regionalism inSoutheast Asia and Beyond: Role of Singapore and ASEAN
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9 South Korea’s FTAs: Moving from an Emulative to a Competitive Strategy
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10 Japan’s Competitive FTA Strategy: Commercial Opportunity versus Political Rivalry
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11 China’s Competitive FTA Strategy: Realism on a Liberal Slide
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12 Conclusion: FTAs in a Competitive World
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