Regional Blocs: Building Blocks or Stumbling Blocks?

✍ Scribed by A. S. Bhalla, P. Bhalla (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Leaves: 258
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A topical study of regional arrangements covering ASEAN, SAARC and APEC in Asia, NAFTA and MERCOSUR in the Americas, SADC, SACU and ECOWAS in Africa, and the European Union, EFTA and Eastern Europe. The book argues that foreign direct investment is complementary to trade and most regional arrangements can create trade and induce growth so long as they remain open and non-discriminatory. But they could also become stumbling blocks to globalization. The book demonstrates how US and EU trade policy will be crucial in shaping the world economy.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Regional Cooperation in Historical Perspective....Pages 1-16
The New Regionalism vs. Globalization?....Pages 17-39
Regional Initiatives in Africa....Pages 40-68
Asia: ASEAN and SAARC....Pages 69-97
APEC: A Case of Open Regionalism....Pages 98-120
The Americas: NAFTA and MERCOSUR....Pages 121-157
Regionalism in Europe....Pages 158-195
Future of Regional Blocs....Pages 196-207
Back Matter....Pages 208-242