The completion of the Uruguay Round in April 1994 has not solved all the problems. The issue of regionalism versus multilateral agreements such as the Uruguay Round remains a crucial one, as is argued in the first five chapters of this volume. Successive chapters deal with specific issues such as gr
Multilateralism and Regionalism after the Uruguay Round
โ Scribed by Riccardo Faini, Enzo Grilli (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 259
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The book deals with both the short and the long-run effects of the Uruguay Round: the reduction in the obstacles to trade, the enlargement of the multilateral system, the new institutional framework and the balance between regionalism and multilateralism in world trade relations. Its conclusions are based on theory, political economy and empirical analysis.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Objectives and Results of the Uruguay Round....Pages 1-60
The Political Economy of the Uruguay Round: Groups, Strategies, Interests and Results....Pages 61-111
The Uruguay Round and International Diffusion of Innovation....Pages 112-143
Integration or Polarization? Regionalism in World Trade during the 1980s....Pages 144-160
Integration in World Capital Markets....Pages 161-193
Multilateralism and Regionalism: A Still Difficult Coexistence....Pages 194-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-238
โฆ Subjects
International Economics; Regionalism
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