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The Great Maze: Regional and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements in Asia

Trends, Characteristics and Implications for Human Development

Author : Gibbs, Murray and Wagle, Swarnim

Publisher: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-Pacific Regional Centre

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2005

Page Numbers: 92

Acc. No: 1925

Class No: 382.93 GRE-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Trade

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

This paper is divided into four main parts. Parts one, two and three examine the phenomenon of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) proliferation and the underlying forces and motivations of key players at work. Part four, builds on the analysis to address the impact of FTA explosion on human development policy choices in key areas such as agriculture, textiles, rules of origin, intellectual property, trade in services and investment.