Regional Trade Integration in South East Europe: Benefits and Challenges
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Release : 2013
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ISBN : 9786084519089
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Author : Borko Handjiski
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821382667
The countries of the Southeast Europe region have the common objective of joining the European Union (EU). To achieve this goal, these countries have pursued closer integration with the EU and with each other, including signing the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). CEFTA aims to fully liberalize trade in the region and work toward greater cooperation in a number of trade-related areas, such as investment, services, public procurement, and intellectual property rights. This paper aims to help policy makers in Southeast Europe assess the impact of the recently introduced trade policy measures, and proposes actions that could complement these measures and help achieve greater regional trade integration. The paper considers intra-regional trade flows and the remaining nontariff barriers to trade, the benefits of allowing free movement of skilled labor in the region, and how adopting the EU's Common External Tariff could prevent trade diversion.
Author : Grigoris Kafkalas
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1409487407
With the expansion of the European Union, the countries of Southeast Europe have finally been brought together within one socio-political entity. The restructuring of these economies following globalization and neoliberalization has meant that this region has become much more open to geopolitical shifts and trends. While the various countries have all entered into the slow process of European integration, the historic fragmentation of this region has led to various conflicts and contradictions in the restructuring and transition of national economies. This volume provides a theoretical and comparative overview which examines the prospects for spatial cohesion in this region. With the need to handle persisting problems and conflicts from the past while coping with new economic and political structures, Southeast Europe proves to be a challenging yet fruitful testing ground for how best to overcome fragmentation and establish a long-term process of social and economic integration.
Author : Sanda Renko
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781908338
This volume focuses on Central and Southeast Europe and explores the dynamic and complex area of distributive trade on markets which have recently undergone a huge transformation. Papers in the volume employ both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and focus on retailing, international trade, relationships between retailers and supplier.
Author : Constantine Michalopoulos
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 17,46 MB
Release : 2003
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ISBN : 9789608356009
Author : Finn Laursen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351950029
This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia. Comparisons are drawn between these efforts and those made in the EU, where integration has progressed much further. The book asks: what explains the variation in achievements? What kind of agreements and institutions are needed to produce regional integration? Is 'pooling and delegation' of sovereignty necessary to overcome 'collective action problems'? How important is regional leadership? This work is a major new contribution to the literature on regional integration, and will appeal to theorists, policymakers, students and other readers concerned about world developments. It will also be of value to courses covering international political economy, international relations and regional integration, at both undergraduate and graduate level.
Author : Padamja Khandelwal
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451875447
Regional integration has been seen in Africa as a means of encouraging trade and securing economies of scale. This paper examines in detail the prospects and challenges for trade expansion in the two most prominent arrangements in eastern and southern Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It finds that possibilities of growth in intraregional trade may be limited, but that the two arrangements offer opportunities for member countries to gain policy credibility for trade reforms and tariff liberalization and to address structural weaknesses. In this regard, the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union can also have a significant impact.
Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
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The accession of eight Central and Eastern European transition countries and two Mediterranean countries to the European Union in May 2004 was the most significant enlargement in scope and diversity in its history, bringing over 75 million new citizens into the EU. This publication contains papers prepared for a UNECE meeting held in May 2004 and organised under the auspices of the Committee on Trade. The papers address some of the main problems coming from the new trading environment and offer insight into the policy options and business strategies that can help sustain competitiveness in a changing Europe.
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Publisher : UN
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The fifth of the series (ARIA/V) has come at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. Its overall objective is to provide an analytical research publication that defines frameworks for African Governments, the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, towards accelerating the establishment of the African Common Market through: the speedy removal of all tariff and non-tariff barriers, obstacles to free movement of people, investments and factors of production in general across Africa, and through fast-tracking the creation of an African continental Free Trade Area
Author : Robert J. Barro
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199780773
Costs and Benefits of Economic Integration in Asia brings together authoritative essays that identify and examine various initiatives to promote economic integration in Asia.