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Is technical assistance under free trade agreements WTO-plus? : a review of Japan-ASEAN economic partnership agreements
Yamanaka, Shintarō - 2011
What kind of technical assistance and capacity building benefits do developing countries enjoy if they sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with developed countries? This is a frequently asked question among developing country officials involved in FTA policymaking. While we tend to normatively...
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China, India, and Regional Economic Integration in Asia
Wang, Jiangyu - 2014
-best approach which Asian countries unfortunately have to follow. In the process of integration, China and India, given the size of …-regions with bilateral FTAs, among which the most important one should be a China-India FTA. Eventually, all the FTAs will be … consolidated into one pan-Asian FTA. China and India must take the lead in promoting Asian economic integration. They are advised …
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A Cooperative, Prosperous Indian Ocean Region
Swift, Scott - 2016
Whilst important in its own right, the Indian Ocean acts as the connective tissue in the broader Indo-Asia-Pacific in which all countries share vested interests in the optimized flow of maritime use and prosperity. Admiral Swift addresses the issue of actions taking place, particularly in the...
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Intellectual property rights in regional trade agreements of Asia-Pacific economies
Puutio, Teemu Alexander - 2013
Economic growth across the globe increasingly depends on knowledge-based industries. As a consequence Intellectual Property Rights, or IPRs, are becoming increasingly integral to trade agreements. With the stagnation of the Doha Round the prospect of new global standards, to augment those...
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Digital Trade Integration in Preferential Trade Agreements
Mitchell, Andrew D. - 2020
The growth of digital trade is dependant upon greater interconnectivity across borders. Several countries strive to achieve such interconnectivity and integration in digital trade through international trade agreements. Digital trade integration is a complex, multidimensional process that...
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Social Issues in Regional Trade Agreements : Labour, Environment and Human Rights
Bartels, Lorand - 2014
This chapter reviews the several ways that bilateral and regional trade agreements regulate environmental and labour standards and human rights. It divides these into provisions granting the parties rights to adopt protective measures in the form of exceptions and conflicts provisions and...
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Intellectual Property Provisions of Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements in Light of U.S. Federal Law
Abbott, Frederick M. - 2011
During the past several years, the United States has concluded a substantial number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (hereinafter “FTAs”), largely with developing countries. Each of those FTAs includes substantial commitments in the field of intellectual property rights (IPRs)...
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The Two Noble Kinsmen : Internal and Legal Transparency in the WTO and Their Connection to Preferential and Regional Trade Agreements
Panezi, Maria - 2018
The proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has given rise to significant debate on the need to measure, understand and possibly regulate the impact these agreements have on the multilateral trading system under the umbrella of the World Trade...
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The Politics and Outcomes of Preferential Trade Strategies : Evidence from TRIPS-Plus Provisions in US-Latin America Relations
Tang, Yi Shin - 2017
This article investigates the circumstances under which the agenda of intellectual property rights (IPRs) influences the decision of states to pursue preferential trade agreements (PTAs). Governments are often prone to negotiate PTAs due to distinctive pressures from IPR-intensive industries to...
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act : The Perils of Pursuing African Development Through U.S. Trade Law
McCormick, Ryan - 2010
Six years after enactment, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) remains the cornerstone of U.S. economic policy toward sub-Saharan Africa. Has AGOA fulfilled its promise to serve as a catalyst for African economic development? The author examines the legislative history that led to...
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