Regionalism in South Asia: The Relevance of SAPTA for Sri Lanka

Dushni Weerakoon and Janaka Wijayasiri
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Dushni Weerakoon: Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Janaka Wijayasiri: Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

South Asia Economic Journal, 2002, vol. 3, issue 1, 95-106

Abstract: In 1995, South Asia undertook to accelerate the process of regional economic inte gration through a preferential trade agreement. In practice, given the strained ties between the two largest economies of India and Pakistan, the political constraints to freeing trade within the framework of a regional arrangement have always remained a formidable task. The evidence to date suggests that despite three rounds of negotiations on tariff concessions, South Asia remains reluctant to embrace a true spirit of regional trade cooperation.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/139156140200300106

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