Economic integration in South Asia : charting a legal roadmap / / by Md. Rizwanul Islam.

Eight member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have recently concluded the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS). To date, the progress of sub-regional trade integration in South Asia appears to be ra...

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Nijhoff international trade law series, v. 10
Nijhoff International Trade Law Series 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (359 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • The South Asian PTAs in the Context of International Trade Law
  • GATT/WTO Provisions on Preferential Trade Agreements
  • Implications of PTAs for Trade-Induced Global Economic Welfare
  • Developments Leading to the South Asian PTAs
  • Main Features of the SAFTA, SATIS and Their Consistency with WTO Rules
  • The SAFTA and the SATIS: Their Constraints Militating against Sub-Regional Trade Liberalisation in South Asia
  • Recommendations and Conclusion
  • Annexes A Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
  • Annexes B SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS)
  • Bibliography
  • Index.