Asia. It finds broad geographical coverage of RTAs in the Americas, and evidence that these agreements have broadened and … looking to ensure well-functioning RTAs. It suggests that RTAs can encourage broader liberalization in Asia, but some sectors …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA …. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia to be followed by connections …

In this paper, we analyzed key aspects of the changing economic relationship between the European Union (EU) and Asia … estimated the potential negative effects of Asian/Asia-Pacific regional accords on the EU, and likewise found small effects …. Nevertheless, using a highly-disaggregated (partial-equilibrium) approach, we argued that high-quality FTAs in Asia could be quite …

agreements is of paramount importance given the phenomenal economic performance of Asia. Against this backdrop this paper tries … to describe the nature and extent of developmental and growth asymmetries in Asia. Some conceptual aspects of growth … to some other prominent regions of the world. The paper finds some evidence of growth divergence among East Asia Summit …

policy issues faced by the policymakers in Asia. Recent studies show that East Asia is quite integrated in trade. Financial … deepening trade integration in East Asia indicates that the impact of slowdown in the US economy is not likely to be large …

Mediterranean, including North Africa and Europe. Over the past decades of globalization, Asia has re-emerged as one of the major …Until the 13th century, the ancient Silk Route of Asia was the world's most important cross-border artery, at a time … when Asia was a major trade and economic center of the world. The "Silk Road" refers to an extensive pan-Asia …

The formation of regional production networks in East Asia has occurred mainly through market forces, without much help …. Asia's institutions for regionalism need strengthening through reform and innovation such as better governance and …

Asia and the Pacific, and particularly for emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and … resources. Acknowledging this fact, individual governments in Asia have recently been taking effective actions in the form of … capital, some of which are very specific to developing Asia. Different sector policies - such as in trade and environment …

between helping themselves and helping the global economy. Asia is striving for modes of regional cooperation that are, on … integration and openness. The main policy findings are that Asia's future standing in an increasingly multi-centered world economy … international gains will depend on Asia's willingness to make serious advances in regional collective action and global leadership …

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a … in the context of Asia as a whole) have lacked the necessary resources. The result has been that while the ASEAN … institutions remain weakly institutionalized and attract criticism as "talk-shops", they have helped to ensure that Asia does not …