The paper analyses sectoral patterns of intra-Asian trade for selected Asian countries as well as for sub … extra-Asian trade, almost all sample countries concentrate their intra-Asian exports more on non-manufactures. Within … manufactures, resource-intensive goods still play a larger role in intra-Asian trade than in trade outside Asia. This reflects both …

of time consistency of liberalization under the so-called Bogor target of achieving free trade within APEC in 2010 (2020 …

Preise im zwischen staatlichen Handel wurden dem Weltmarktniveau angepaßt,was zu verschärften Zahlungsproblemen führte und … zum Einbruch im Handel zwischen den Nachfolgestaaten bis hin zur Auflösung der Rubelzone. Dieser Zusammenbruch beeinflußte …

identify weaknesses of China's tariff policy which should be removed to avoid trade conflicts with its partners and primarily … to foster its own economic transformation. The authors conclude that the escalation of trade conflicts can trigger … protectionist measures from China and other countries, thus launching a race to the bottom against openness for international trade …

(US) and to some extent also from the European Union (EU) as concerns China's investment and trade policies on the one … hand and the intrinsic insight that opening up the investment and trade sector in China would support its structural change … trade. These reform measures are introduced and discussed in more detail in this policy paper. …