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The origins of Argentina’s litigation and arbitration saga, 2002-2014

Porzecanski, Arturo C. - 2015

arbitration claims, in turn, was prompted by Argentina’s radical and seemingly irreversible changes to the “rules of the game …

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O Brasil e o multilateralismo contemporâneo

Mello, Flávia de Campos - 2011

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the prospects for multilateralism in contemporary international relations and its implications for Brazilian foreign policy. In particular, it suggests that the current trend towards selective multilateralism, expressed in groupings such as the G-20,...

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The Political Economy of FDI flows into Developing Countries: Does the depth of International Trade Agreements Matter?

Rana, Arslan Tariq; Kebewar, Mazen - 2014

There is considerable debate whether the domestic political institutions (specifically, the country’s level of democracy) of the host developing country toward foreign investors are effective in establishing the credibility of commitments are still underway, researchers have also analyzed the...

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Institutions for Asian integration: Innovation and reform

Capannelli, Giovanni; Tan, See Seng - 2012

The formation of regional production networks in East Asia has occurred mainly through market forces, without much help from regional institutions in promoting the creation of a single Asian market. While this approach has served the region well in the past, the drastic changes experienced since...

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ASEAN integration in 2030: United States perspectives

Heng, Pek Koon - 2012

The paper argues that United States (US) participation in the East Asia Summit (EAS) - regional integration … of China (PRC) as the leading regional growth engine and an active player in regional integration arrangements; (iii) the … addressing political and security issues. Currently, two architectures for regional economic integration are contesting. The …

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Foundations of collective action in Asia: Theory and practice of regional cooperation

Acharya, Amitav - 2012

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a "capability-legitimacy gap": a disjuncture between the capability (in terms of material resources) of major Asian powers to lead regional cooperation on the one hand and their...

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Institutional Parameters of a Region-Wide Economic Agreement in Asia: Examination of Trans-Pacific Partnership and ASEAN+α Free Trade Agreement Approaches

Hamanaka, Shintaro - 2010

The future creation of a region-wide economic agreement in Asia has become the hot issue among trade policymakers in the region. The APEC 2010 Summit Statement clearly states that the members should pursue a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), building on various ongoing regional...

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Theoretical Perspectives on Economic Cooperation

Andruseac, Gabriel Ciprian; Hertug, Gabriel Iulian - In: CES Working Papers 7 (2015) 3, pp. 675-681

Economic cooperation, the engine of relations of international economic cooperation, is an insufficiently defined, dynamic concept. The transformations of the international environment, globalization and the intensification of economic interdependencies render economic cooperation a must, and...

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The Doha Round: "death-defying agenda" or "don't do it again"?

Harbinson, Stuart - 2009

Almost eight years after the launch of the Doha Round, the WTO negotiations remain mired in a swamp of detail, with many participants unwilling or unable to make the hard decisions which would bring the Round to a conclusion. Meanwhile, the world has changed dramatically with the onset of a...

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The Treaty of Lisbon and the European Union as an actor in international trade

Woolcock, Stephen - 2010

The Treaty of Lisbon will introduce a number of changes to European Union (EU) external trade policy decision making. These involve the scope of exclusive competence of the EU, the role of the European Parliament and the inclusion of trade in the common external action of the EU. This article...

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