Trade liberalization has swept over developing countries over the past few decades and its results have been argued about for the last few years. This important new book presents useful insights into the experience of APEC countries that have gone through numerous liberalizing reforms in recent times. Students, researchers and readers generally interested in APEC economies will find this book a good addition to their bookshelves.
Author(s): Jiro Okamoto
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 288
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 12
Notes on contributors......Page 13
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 14
List of abbreviations......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Setting the research agenda......Page 24
Characteristics of APEC trade liberalization: a comparative analysis with the WTO......Page 26
The development of EVSL consultations and setting the research questions......Page 50
Analytical framework......Page 82
The case studies......Page 98
Japan: the structure of complete objection......Page 100
The United States: linkage between domestic agreement and foreign disagreement......Page 126
Australia: the loss of regional vision......Page 150
Korea: trade policy to draw political support......Page 173
Thailand: cautious involvement as an ASEAN state......Page 194
Indonesia: a small fish in a big pond......Page 216
Conclusion......Page 232
Conclusion......Page 234
APEC EVSL process a consolidated chronology......Page 256
APEC Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization SOM Chair Indicative Worksheet (as of 21 November 1997)......Page 262
Sectors for Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization summary of scope of coverage (as of December 1998)......Page 268
Summary of reservations to the Kuching product coverage, target end rates and target end dates (as of 23 December 1998)......Page 269
Bibliography......Page 271
Index......Page 283
