East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services : Key Architectural Elements

Since the mid-1990s East Asian countries have negotiated 25 free trade agreements (FTAs) with a services component. There are important architectural differences in these agreements, which ultimately affect their value in promoting transparency, fostering the credibility of trade policies, and advan...

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Main Authors:	Fink, Carsten, Molinuevo, Martin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 International Law K330
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5739

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spelling	okr-10986-57392021-04-23T14:02:23Z East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services : Key Architectural Elements Fink, Carsten Molinuevo, Martin Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 International Law K330 Since the mid-1990s East Asian countries have negotiated 25 free trade agreements (FTAs) with a services component. There are important architectural differences in these agreements, which ultimately affect their value in promoting transparency, fostering the credibility of trade policies, and advancing market opening in services. This article reviews key architectural choices, focusing on the approach towards scheduling commitments, the treatment of investment and the movement of natural persons, rules of origin, provisions for the settlement of trade dispute, and selected deeper integration issues. In doing so, it assesses the advantages and drawbacks of different architectural approaches and discusses a number of lessons learned. 2012-03-30T07:34:18Z 2012-03-30T07:34:18Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of International Economic Law 13693034 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5739 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article East Asia
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description	Since the mid-1990s East Asian countries have negotiated 25 free trade agreements (FTAs) with a services component. There are important architectural differences in these agreements, which ultimately affect their value in promoting transparency, fostering the credibility of trade policies, and advancing market opening in services. This article reviews key architectural choices, focusing on the approach towards scheduling commitments, the treatment of investment and the movement of natural persons, rules of origin, provisions for the settlement of trade dispute, and selected deeper integration issues. In doing so, it assesses the advantages and drawbacks of different architectural approaches and discusses a number of lessons learned.
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title	East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services : Key Architectural Elements
title_short	East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services : Key Architectural Elements
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East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services : Key Architectural Elements

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