TY - BOOK ID - 241256 TI - The rise of bilateralism AU - Heydon, Kenneth AU - Woolcock, Stephen PY - 2009 SN - 9789280811629 9280811622 9280871315 9789280871319 PB - Tokyo New York, N.Y. United Nations University Press DB - UniCat KW - Foreign trade policy KW - America KW - Asia KW - Europe KW - Tariff preferences KW - Préférences douanières KW - Etats-Unis KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Commercial Policy KW - Commerce KW - Business & Economics KW - International Commerce KW - Préférences douanières KW - Differential duty KW - Discriminating duty KW - Generalized system of preferences (Tariff) KW - GSP (Tariff) KW - Preferences, Tariff KW - Preferential duty KW - Preferential tariff KW - Trade preferences KW - Tariff KW - E-books KW - Tariff preferences - United States KW - Tariff preferences - Europe KW - Tariff preferences - Asia KW - Droit international économique KW - Droit commercial (droit international) KW - Commerce international KW - Accords commerciaux KW - Coopération internationale KW - États-Unis KW - Asie KW - Etudes comparatives KW - Droit international économique KW - Coopération internationale KW - États-Unis UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:241256 AB - As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreements have become the center of trade diplomacy, pushing beyond tariffs into deep integration and beyond regionalism into a web of bilateral deals, raising concerns about coercion by bigger players. This study examines American, European and Asian approaches to preferential trade agreements and their effects on trade, investment and economic welfare. It draws on theoretical works, but also examines the actual substance of agreements negotiated and envisaged.--Publisher's description. ER -