trading system and explores policy implications for Asia. The world trading system, led by the World Trade Organization (WTO …-based regional and bilateral economic integration is driven by the Factory Asia phenomenon. The authors also compellingly show where …), is under pressure to evolve and address 21st-century trade issues. Meanwhile, economically salient Asia has built deep …

The spread of Asia’s free trade agreements (FTAs) has sparked an important debate on the impact of such agreements on … ‘noodle bowl’ of overlapping regulations and rules of origin requirements – which may be costly to business. Asia’s Free Trade …