Regionalism or Multilateralism? : A Political Economy Choice /

This paper provides a political economy analysis of the incentives underpinning a country's decision to enter a regional trade agreement when a multilateral free trade agreement is available, and of how entering a regional trade agreement affects the incentives to pursue multilateral trade libe...

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Автор: Albertin, Giorgia
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Серія:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/065
Онлайн доступ:Full text available on IMF
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