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03261nam a2200337 a 4500 |
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20181210070737.0 |
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060112s2006 dcu sb i000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2005705505 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
BD-DhBPA |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HG3881.5.W57 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
382.7530954 |
| Item number |
BAP 2006 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Baysan, Tercan |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107988 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Preferential trading in South Asia / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Tercan Baysan, Arvind Panagariya, Nihal Pitigala, |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
World Bank, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
29 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Policy research working paper ; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
3813 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Title from PDF file as viewed on 1/12/2006. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"The authors examine the economic case for the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Agreement signed on January 6, 2004 by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. They start with a detailed analysis of the preferential trading arrangements in South Asia to look at the region's experience to date and to draw lessons. Specifically, they examine the most effective free trade area in existence-the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Area-and evaluate the developments under the South Asian Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA). The authors conclude that, considered in isolation, the economic case for SAFTA is weak. When compared with the rest of the world, the region is tiny both in terms of economic size as measured by GDP (and per capita incomes) and the share in world trade. It is argued that these facts make it unlikely that trade diversion would be dominant as a result of SAFTA. This point is reinforced by the presence of high levels of protection in the region and the tendency of the member countries to establish highly restrictive "sectoral exceptions and sensitive lists" and stringent "rules of origin." The authors argue that the SAFTA makes sense only in the context of a much broader strategy of creating a larger preferential trade area in the region that specifically would encompass China and the member nations of the Association of South East Asian Nations. In turn, the case for the latter is strategic: the pursuit of regionalism in the Americas and Europe has created increasing discrimination against Asian exports to those regions, which must inevitably affect the region's terms of trade adversely. An Asian bloc could be a potential instrument of changing incentives for the trade blocs in the Americas and Europe and forcing multilateral freeing of trade. Assuming that the SAFTA Agreement is here to stay, the authors suggest steps to ensure that the Agreement can be made more effective in promoting intra-regional trade, while minimizing the likely trade-diversion costs and maximizing the potential benefits. "--World Bank web site. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
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| Additional physical form available note |
Also available in print. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Tariff preferences |
| Geographic subdivision |
Asia, South. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107989 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Free trade |
| Geographic subdivision |
Asia, South. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107990 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Panagariya, Arvind |
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107991 |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Bank. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107992 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Policy research working papers (Online) ; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
3813. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107993 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |