Regional trade agreements and the world trade organization

Resumo

The 1990's decade was characterized by a remarkable increase in the number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTA's). Those agreements, which in principle would have exceptional character in the multilateral trading system, proliferated throughout the world and currently there are rare cases where countries do not participate in at least one preferential agreement. The purpose of this article is to discuss the preferential trade agreements and their implications in the multilateral trade system. For this reason, it will analize the normative and economic aspects in connection with the subject matter. Then, it will be presented a systematization of the main issues pertaining to interpretation of WTO rules respecting regional trade agreements. Finally, with the purpose of providing additional elements to evaluate agreements of a preferential nature, we will analyze economic impacts of some of the main Mercosul-related agreements.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Estudo

Ano

2005

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/2001

Temas

EconomiaDesenvolvimento Regional

Palavras-chave

Preferential trade agreementsRegional trade agreementsWorld Trade Organization (WTO)MultilateralismRegionalismMultilateralismoRegionalismoAcordos preferenciais de comércioAcordos regionais de comércioOrganização Mundial do Comércio (OMC)F02F10EconomiaTratados comerciaisOrganização Mundial do Comércio