Regional Blocs: Building Blocks or Stumbling Blocks?

ISBN-13: 9781349258130 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 242 str.

A. S. Bhalla

Opis

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.

Spis treści

List of Tables - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Regional Integration in Historical Perspective - The New Regionalism vs Globalisation? - Africa: SADCC, SACU and ECOWAS - Asia: ASEAN and SAARC - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) - The Americas: NAFTA and MERCOSUR - Europe: European Union and Eastern Europe - The Future of Regional Blocs - Bibliography - Index