Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/109540 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No. 28
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Abstract: 
When debating the pros and cons of economic regionalism, haven't we focused enough on trade in goods at the expense of services? This article argues that regionalism is certainly a building block, not a stumbling block to a multilateral trading system, using the services liberalization scheme of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a case study. At the same time, it is critical to set out a proper institutional arrangement to ensure that regional services liberalization initiatives reinforce the global services regime. This paper proposes an amendment of the current GATS Article V to define the appropriate relationship between multilateralism and regionalism in the context of services.
Subjects: 
GATS
AFAS
ASEAN
services
regionalism
free trade
economic integration
JEL: 
F15
O19
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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