Regional Trade and Institutional Design: Long after Hegemony?

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Jon Pevehouse

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton

UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy

Matthew Zierler

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Date Written: April 25, 2002

Abstract

A major development within the international trading system during the post-World War II era is the creation and expansion of agreements to manage international trade. Although the GATT/WTO framework consumes the lion's share of attention in this realm, scholars increasingly acknowledge the rise of economic regionalism. Thus, while great strides have been taken to provide a universal forum for the establishment of standards, rules and regulations for the trading system, there has also been a concomitant rise in regionally-based preferential trading agreements (PTAs). These regional agreements bring together groups of states that are geographically linked or share some other common experiences that facilitate cooperation and mutual gains.

Keywords: GATT, WTO, Trade, International Relations, Trade Agreements

Suggested Citation

Pevehouse, Jon and Hafner-Burton, Emilie Marie and Zierler, Matthew, Regional Trade and Institutional Design: Long after Hegemony? (April 25, 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2702048 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2702048

Jon Pevehouse

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Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton (Contact Author)

UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy ( email )

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Matthew Zierler

University of Wisconsin - Madison

716 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706-1481
United States

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