Economic Diplomacy:Essays and Reflections by Singapore's Negotiators

Edited by C L Lim and Margaret Liang

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Singapore, a small Southeast Asian country with limited resources, transformed itself from a trading post to a successful, cosmopolitan nation with one of the most impressive growth rates in the world. Less well known, however, has been its role in regional and global trade negotiations. This book is a collection of sixteen essays written by a group of diplomats, policy-makers, and professors who became involved in international economic affairs, notably in GATT/WTO, regional and bilateral free trade negotiations. Here, they reveal their thoughts about the world economy and trading system, reflect on their experiences, and explain how they promoted national interests while advancing the global trade agenda. This book will appeal not only to professional diplomats, but to anyone interested in how international economic diplomacy works and Singapore's role and perspective as an open trading nation.

Keywords: Economic Diplomacy; International Trade; Trade Negotiations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
ISBN: 9789814324632
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 SINGAPORE'S ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: AN INTRODUCTION , pp 1-18

Barry Desker, Margaret Liang, C. L. Lim and See Chak Mun

Ch 2 THE WTO INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS , pp 23-39

See Chak Mun

Ch 3 INFORMAL CAUCUSES WITHIN THE WTO: SINGAPORE IN THE “INVISIBLES GROUP” , pp 41-57

Barry Desker

Ch 4 ANTI-DUMPING NEGOTIATIONS IN THE URUGUAY ROUND: REFLECTIONS OF A SINGAPORE NEGOTIATOR , pp 59-78

Margaret Liang

Ch 5 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE URUGUAY ROUND , pp 79-89

S. Tiwari

Ch 6 A NEW APPROACH TO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS? , pp 91-101

Vanu Gopala Menon

Ch 7 DOMESTIC REGULATIONS IN SERVICES: A CHAIRMAN'S PERSPECTIVE , pp 103-122

Peter Govindasamy

Ch 8 FUTURE TRENDS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND IMPACT ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT , pp 123-138

Geoffrey Yu

Ch 9 MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM , pp 141-155

Tommy Koh

Ch 10 THE WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN SINGAPORE , pp 157-163

K. Kesavapany

Ch 11 AN INTUITIVE GUIDE TO THE SERVICES CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT , pp 169-184

Ye Kung Ong

Ch 12 SOME LESSONS FROM PAST FTA DISPUTES , pp 185-208

C. L. Lim

Ch 13 ASEAN'S JOURNEY TOWARDS FREE TRADE , pp 209-243

David Soon Siong Chin

Ch 14 THE ROAD TO FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS , pp 245-255

Bee Kim Ng and Naing Oo Minn

Ch 15 MULTILATERAL OR REGIONAL — WTO “AND/OR” FTAs? AN ACADEMIC'S VIEW OF THE TRENCHES , pp 257-270

Michael Ewing-Chow

Ch 16 THE CHINA-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT , pp 273-280

Bee Kim Ng

Ch 17 THE JAPAN-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT , pp 281-291

Kin Keong Pang

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