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Economics and Trade in Goods: An Introduction: An ADB–ITD Training Module for the Greater Mekong Subregion

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Online edition: Free of Charge

This training material aims to strengthen officials' and experts' understanding of the trade barriers that affect trade in goods and the economic determinants of such trade; proposals made in different forums to reform border policies affecting trade in goods and the analysis of those proposals, with a particular focus on the strategic questions raised by regional trade agreements; and particular challenges facing trade policy makers in the Greater Mekong Subregion. This publication emphasizes the practicalities of these policy questions, including negotiating tactics and economic analysis.

Contents

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• Introduction
• Strategies for Regional Trade Agreements: A Practical Introduction for Government Officials
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Characterizing Regional Trade Agreements
  • The Rationales for Negotiating Regional Trade Agreements
  • Identification of Potential Regional Trade Agreement Partners
  • Evaluation of Regional Trade Agreements
  • Concluding Remarks
• References
• Appendix