Regional Rules in the Global Trading System

Name: Regional Rules in the Global Trading System
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Regional Rules in the Global Trading SystemAuthor(s): Antoni Estevadeordal, Kati Suominen, Robert Teh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521760843, 978-0521760843\nSynopsis\nThe proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) over the past two decades has highlighted the need to look closely at the potential conflicts between regional and WTO rules or disciplines. A major obstacle to advancing understanding of RTAs is the absence of detailed information about their contents. This has limited the debate between those who view RTAs as discriminatory instruments hostage to protectionist interests and those who see them as conducive to multilateral trade opening. This book provides detailed analysis of RTA rules in six key areas - market access, technical barriers to trade, contingent protection, investment, services and competition policy - across dozens of the main RTAs in the world. The analysis.