Introduction

Ram Upendra Das and Rajan Sudesh Ratna

Chapter 1 in Perspectives on Rules of Origin, 2011, pp 1-5 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The global trading regime is witnessing today a proliferation of regional trading arrangements (RTAs) in both the developed and developing worlds. Recently, there has also been an intensification of individual country’s economic engagements with its other trading partners. These are primarily manifested in the signing of Preferential Trading Agreements (PTAs), Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA). The developed, as well as the developing countries, are participating in these RTAs very actively. At present, the number of agreements notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is more than 200, a sixfold rise over just two decades. Given the rush to conclude RTAs, it is expected that the number will reach 300 in about 2 years’ time. Today, with the exception of Mongolia, all the WTO Members are participating in one or more RTA negotiations.

Date: 2011
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29916-0_1

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9780230299160

DOI: 10.1057/9780230299160_1

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().