The WTO and preferential agreements from co-existence to coherence - World Trade Organization (Geneva WTO, 2011)
Contents: World Trade in 2010 - - The WTO and Preferential Trade Agreements: From Co-Existence to Coherence: Introduction - Perspectives and Insights in the World Trade Report 2011 - - Structure and Report - - Historical Background and Current Trends - The Formation of PTAs: a Historical Perspective - - The Evolution of PTAs: Stylized Facts - - Trade Flows related to PTAs - - How Preferential is Trade? - - Conclusions - - Causes and Effects of PTAs: Is it all about preferences? - Motives for PTAs - - The Standard Economics of PTAs - - Going Beyond the Standard Analysis - - Conclusions - - Anatomy of Preferential Trade Agreements - Are Lower Tariffs Still Important for PTAs? - - Patterns in the Content of PTAs - - Production Networks and Deep PTAs - - African Regional Cooperation: Lessons From Deep Integration? - - Conclusions - - The Multilateral Trading System and PTAs - Systemic Effects of Preferential Tariff Liberalization - - Deep PTA Provisions and the Multilateral Trading System - - Regionalism and the WTO: Historical Perspective - - The Relationship Between PTAs and the WTO - - Conclusions - - Introduction - - The State of the World Economy and Trade in 2010.
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Keywords: International trade; Globalization