'Globalization'is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as
the cornerstone of their analysis of the international economy and polity. In both political and …

Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a
reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public …

Stemming from an international and multidisciplinary network of leading specialists, this best-
selling text is fully updated with new chapter additions. With the first edition being prepared …

East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an
increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political …

This monograph addresses Asia's rise in global free trade agreement (FTA) activity. This has
sparked concerns about the erosion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) trading system …

Since the early 1990s the world has seen an explosion of preferential trade agreements
(PTAs) between North and South. Mark Manger argues that current North-South PTAs are …

The proliferation of regional economic agreements involving East Asian economies in the
years since the financial crises is usually explained in the political economy literature by …

Abstract The Asia-Pacific region is home to a large and rapidly growing number of
preferential trade agreements (PTAs). These agreements differ widely in design, scope and …

The new realities of both regional and domestic dynamics have motivated this shift.
Regionally, the rise of China and the growing economic conflict between the United States …

Because authoritarian regimes like North Korea can impose the costs of sanctions on their
citizens, these regimes constitute" hard targets." Yet authoritarian regimes may also be …