2013 Publications

BASC Staff Articles

A Fragmenting Global Economy: A Weakened WTO, Mega FTAs, and Murky Protectionism

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director| Simon Evenett|

Swiss Political Science Review, 2013
After detailing these trends, this article identifies and explains the underlying causes.

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The ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Implications for Supply Chain Management

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|

Supply Chain Asia, 2013
The lack of rapid progress in efforts to create a full-fledged AEC should not come as a surprise.

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U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Linkages

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|

International Negotiation, 2013
This article examines the driving factors that account for patterns of linkages to broader economic, labor, environmental, and security issues in U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

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The Return of Industrial Policy: A Constructive Role for the WTO

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|

Building on Bali: A Work Programme for the WTO, CEPR, 2013
Rather than debate the pros and cons of industrial policy, the primary
goal of this chapter is to examine the implications of its return for the future work
programme of the WTO.

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