01954nam a2200325 a 4500 20181210083305.0 000302s2000 dcu i000 0 eng 00028297 0195211286 2095323 DLC eng DLC DLC BD-DhBPA HF1418.7 .T725 2000 382.9 21 382.9 21 WOT 2000 The World Bank 140716 Trade blocs / The world bank Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. 144 p. ; 24 cm. World Bank policy research report Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-144). "The number of regional trade blocs has grown rapidly in recent decades. More than one-third of world trade now takes place within such blocs. New forms of bloc, encompassing both rich and poor countries, attempt to secure "deep integration" of economic activities. This book goes beyond existing studies to address the implications of these new forms of trading arrangement and to analyze the policy options that countries now face." "Trade Blocs analyzes both the political and the economic benefits of regional trade blocs. It argues that the benefits can sometimes be illusory and that careful economic choices have to be made if the schemes are to bring benefits. The trade-offs faced in these choices are analyzed, and the design of successful blocs is studied. The focus of the book is on policy choices for developing countries, with wider issues about the effect of the trade blocs on the world trading system also addressed."--BOOK JACKET. Shakib Trade blocs. 140717 Regionalism. 13174 Commercial policy. 140718 International economic integration. 140719 World Bank. 140720 World Bank policy research report. 140721 ddc BK 50153 50153 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC B 2018-05-27 0 382.9 WOT 2000 WB1581 2018-05-27 00:00:00 2018-12-10 BK Shakib