Revisiting Sectoral Liberalization: An Alternative to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific? Implications for the Philippines

George Manzano () and Myrene Bedano
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George Manzano: School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), Philippines
Myrene Bedano: Bureau of International Trade Relations, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippines.

Asia-Pacific Development Journal, 2011, vol. 18, issue 1, 73-124

Abstract: In this paper, we make an attempt to understand what factors have caused some states to grow faster than others.

Keywords: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization (EVSL); Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP); “principal supplier” approach; sectoral liberalization; trade liberalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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