Regional Integration and Development

The growth of regional trading blocks is now a major feature of international relations. This book examines regionalism from the viewpoint of developing countries, and provides a comprehensive account of existing economic theory, and empirical resu...

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Main Authors: Schiff, Maurice, Winters, L. Alan
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press 2013
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spelling okr-10986-151722021-04-23T14:03:11Z Regional Integration and Development Schiff, Maurice Winters, L. Alan ECONOMIC THEORY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MULTILATERALISM TRADE BLOCKS TRADE LIBERALIZATION The growth of regional trading blocks is now a major feature of international relations. This book examines regionalism from the viewpoint of developing countries, and provides a comprehensive account of existing economic theory, and empirical results. In a thorough analysis of the politics, and dynamics of regionalism, the book considers the relationship between regionalism, and multilateralism, and explores the economic advantages of non-discriminatory trade liberalization, which the authors argue should be exploited to the maximum extent. Designed as a practical guide for policymakers whose countries are considering membership in a trade block, this book will also be of interest to scholars, and students of international trade. 2013-08-19T19:03:16Z 2013-08-19T19:03:16Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2155610/regional-integration-development 0-8213-5078-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15172 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ECONOMIC THEORY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MULTILATERALISM
TRADE BLOCKS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
spellingShingle ECONOMIC THEORY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MULTILATERALISM
TRADE BLOCKS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
Schiff, Maurice
Winters, L. Alan
Regional Integration and Development
description The growth of regional trading blocks is now a major feature of international relations. This book examines regionalism from the viewpoint of developing countries, and provides a comprehensive account of existing economic theory, and empirical results. In a thorough analysis of the politics, and dynamics of regionalism, the book considers the relationship between regionalism, and multilateralism, and explores the economic advantages of non-discriminatory trade liberalization, which the authors argue should be exploited to the maximum extent. Designed as a practical guide for policymakers whose countries are considering membership in a trade block, this book will also be of interest to scholars, and students of international trade.
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author Schiff, Maurice
Winters, L. Alan
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Winters, L. Alan
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title Regional Integration and Development
title_short Regional Integration and Development
title_full Regional Integration and Development
title_fullStr Regional Integration and Development
title_full_unstemmed Regional Integration and Development
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publisher Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2155610/regional-integration-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15172
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