Trade Facilitation and Regional Cooperation in Asia

Asia's rapid development has been heavily dependent on markets external to the region. However, given the unlikely timely recovery of the United States or Europe there is an urgent need to develop domestic and regional markets. While greater integration has long been a regional goal, its importance has never been more pressing. To facilitate trade and promote growth and regional integration, and to counteract declining markets in other regions, Asian countries have announced large expenditures for developing infrastructure. Thus, a look at how investment in regional infrastructure promotes and supports interregional trade growth has never been timelier. While the focus is on informing policy-making in Asia, the findings also have relevance for other regions.

The detailed studies in this book will be of particular interest to academic economists, policymakers, and the broader development community.

"... as this dense, fact-filled little book shows, dismissing trade facilitation as the bottom rung of trade policy and a poor relation of foreign policy is a mistake … those who seek a deeper understanding of Asian regional integration would do well to peruse this book."

East Asia Integration Studies

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