Toward Free Trade in the Americas - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 081570089X ISBN 13 : 9780815700890

Editeur : Brookings Institution Press, 2001

Synopsis

In the past 15 years, the nations of the Western Hemisphere have staged a remarkable revolution—in the way they trade with their neighbors. First, after decades of restrictive import policies, several countries began to liberalize their trade and investment regimes. Then, beginning a decade ago, numerous bilateral and sub-regional trade agreements were achieved, to serve as vital complements to domestic reforms and to foster trade flows among member countries. At the Second Summit of the Americas in 1998, negotiations among 34 democracies were launched to establish the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). This report takes stock of the remarkable progress to date in the development of free trade in the Western Hemisphere. It examines trade flows between countries in the same regional groupings and between members of different sub-regional arrangements. The report describes the main characteristics of the trade arrangements signed between countries of the Hemisphere and explores the development of trade rules in these arrangements. Finally, the report details recent advances in the construction of the FTAA.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs is the chief trade advisor at the Organization of American States. Maryse Robert is a senior trade specialist with the Trade Unit of the OAS.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brookings Institution Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081570089X
• ISBN 13: 9780815700890
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 351
• Éditeur: Salazar-Xirinachs Jose Manuel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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