1. What are the main reasons of the emergence of numerous bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements in the past couple of decades? Answer: Since the 2000s the world have seen a lot of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements between countries ‚ unions and even international companies. This can be explained by a few reasons. First of all‚ it can be connected to the global economic development process. When the developed states are trying to help/use the undeveloped states and therefore
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Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the United Mexican States . In the intent of reaching a better commercial relations balance between both nations and with the vision of stretching bonds‚ creating a bigger market‚ and enhancing the competitiveness of local firms in global markets‚ Chile and Mexico signed the Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement in Santiago Chile on April 17 1998. The Agreement came into effect on August 1‚ 1999. Both Parties
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Qualitative Analysis of the WTO ’s Role on Trade and Environment Issues McCormick‚ Rachel. Global Environmental Politics‚ Volume 6‚ Number 1‚ February 2006‚ pp. 102-124 (Article) Published by The MIT Press For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/gep/summary/v006/6.1mccormick.html Access Provided by University of Manchester at 02/27/11 6:00PM GMT Rachel McCormick A Qualitative Analysis of the WTO’s Role on Trade and Environment Issues A Qualitative
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Introduction International trade and competitive advantages in the costs of production in China have brought numerous opportunities for China’s exports but also generated challenges due to protectionism from its foreign competitors. Consequently‚ there have been numerous trade cases against China‚ including anti-dumping‚ anti-subsidy‚ in many economic sectors. The very current trade case involving China is the US accusing Chinese manufacturers of dumping photovoltaic (PV) panels in the US market
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Maritime Trade‚ Global Economies‚ and the Megaports Initiative The purpose of this posting is two-fold. Part one is to describe the importance of maritime trade to global economies‚ and part two is to illustrate the importance of the Megaports Initiative to international trade. Part One: Obviously‚ global trade involves moving finished goods and heavy commodities over long distances. From both a tonnage perspective and value perspective‚ an overwhelming share of inter-hemispheric
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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone is a free-trade zone launched in Shanghai‚ China on September 29‚ 2013. It is reported that there will be revolutions in finance‚ social service‚ cultural service‚ shipping and professional business services. There are several characteristics of this FTZ (Free-Trade Zone). Firstly‚ this FTZ focuses on function innovation and this is different from other bonded areas in China which focus on special policies. Secondly‚ this FTZ is different from the Singapore
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Who are the winners and losers in the contemporary international trade regime and how do international institutions affect this distribution? This essay will provide an analysis on the nature and consequences of winning and losing in the global trading regime‚ not limited to the international distribution of gains and losses from trade‚ but also looking at domestic distribution of wealth as a consequence from e ngaging in the traditionally neo-liberal global trading regime. Such an analysis
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The promises of Free Trade and the effects of NAFTA in Mexico. By abc May 7th‚ 2013 Introduction to International Studies‚ Boston College Prof. Peter Krause Abstract: Developing countries are participating in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements in record numbers. Despite their eagerness to enter into the global market‚ fears remain that free trade with large industrialized nations will erode infant industrial sectors‚ hindering the process of economic development
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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was launched on September 29‚ 2013. It is being used as China’s experiment field to test policies for economic and social reforms. The main characteristics of the free trade zone are its open market‚ freedom from the majority of the tariffs and its liberal investment policies. It was established as a solution to the slowdown in China’s economy and increasing concerns about the rising debt of the country. With the opening of this zone‚ Chinese private enterprises
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The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement which created a trade block between the three largest countries in North America; Canada‚ United States and Mexico. On January 1‚ 1994 the agreement entered into force.1 This agreement sets the regulations for international trade and investment between the three NAFTA member countries. NAFTA’s purpose was to promote trade on many goods that originated and are traded between its members‚ by eradicating trade barriers over a period of 15 years
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