International Handbook on the Economics of Integration, Volume I

Edited by Miroslav N. Jovanović, Dušan Sidjanski Centre of Excellence in European Studies, Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

• Contents: ForewordNicolas LevratIntroductory NotePetko DraganovPrefaceIntroduction PART I: GENERAL ISSUES1. The Never-ending Story of Regional Trade AgreementsRoberto V. Fiorentino2. Multilateralising Regionalism: Spaghetti Bowls as Building Blocks on the Path to Global Free TradeRichard E. Baldwin 3. Multilateral versus Regional Trading Arrangements: Substitutes or Complements? Richard G. Lipsey and Murray G. Smith4. Contemporary RegionalismWilfred J. Ethier 5. The World Trade Organization and International Economic Integration: Legal AspectsDencho Georgiev 6. Preferential Liberalisation in a Hub-and-Spoke Configuration versus a Free Trade AreaRonald J. Wonnacott 7. The Economic Case for Reciprocal Trade Negotiations: Gains from Both Imports and ExportsPaul Wonnacott and Ronald J. Wonnacott 8. Understanding the Barriers to Entry Effects of Rules of Origin in Preferential Trading Arrangements with an Application to Asian FTAsOlivier Cadot, Jaime de Melo and Alberto Portugal-Pérez 9. The Limits to IntegrationMichele Fratianni and Francesco Marchionne10. Technology and GlobalisationRichard G. Lipsey 11. Globalisation: An Anatomy Miroslav N. Jovanović PART II: REGIONAL GROUPS12. A New Era for Europe: The Lisbon Treaty – From Constitution to Lisbon TreatyDušan Sidjanski 13. EU Policies and Policy-makingPhedon Nicolaides 14. From the Barcelona Process to the Union for the Mediterranean: Rhetoric versus the RecordYiannis Tirkides and Andreas Theophanous 15. The North American Free Trade Agreement: Fait Accompli? Murray G. Smith 16. Regional Integration in East Asia Richard Pomfret 17. East Asia’s Economic Integration and Institutional Cooperation for Further Integration Daisuke Hiratsuka 18. Integration Efforts and Economic Dynamics in South AmericaCláudio R. Frischtak 19. Structural Adjustment in Latin America: From Crisis to AmbiguityAnil Hira 20. Economic Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa Lisa Borgatti 21. Globalisation Challenges and New Arab Regionalism: Towards a New Deal of South–South IntegrationMohieddine Hadhri 22. Towards a Relance Arabe? Bilateral and Regional Economic Integration Initiatives in the Middle East and North AfricaTomer BroudeIndex

‘This Handbook provides a comprehensive tour and in-depth analysis of the principal economic dimensions of economic intregration and the global economy. Due to diverse range of themes dealt with by the Handbook’s authors it is inevitable that the reader may agree or disagree with the expressed views , but in this lies the Handbook’s significance in that it will inspire more research, articles and books on the subjects covered. In sum, the Handbook provides a wide array of source material and information for potential future research. I would recommend this Handbook to every university library and anyone, scholars and practitioners alike, interested in the far-reaching strands of international economics and integration.’