`International Handbook of Economic Integration edited by Miroslav
Jovanovic provides timely and rich academic contributions to
considerations of the widest array of integration-related issues.
European integration has been providing an inspiration to a number
of academics and researchers. The Handbook is a recognition of the
dynamic and strong solidarity of the European integration. At the
same time, the European Union often provided an example for
integration schemes throughout the world which spread enormously
since the mid-1990s. Leading experts from all continents
contributed to this Handbook which will be a valuable input into
academic and policy-making discussions and actions.' - Jose Manuel
Barroso, President of the European Commission `Miroslav Jovanovic's
publication represents a rich contribution to the complex issue of
regional integration, its benefits, its shortcomings, and its
relationship with multilateral trade opening. It sheds light over
an issue which is the subject of intense discussions in trade
circles.' - Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO `Much has been
written on trade agreements as a mechanism to integrate the markets
of two of more countries - often inspired by the European example.
In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on the
importance of economic geography as a determinant of industrial
location. This book combines the two strands of analysis, bringing
together leading experts in the fields of economic geography and
international trade. The result is an outstanding compilation of
papers that illuminate how policies and economic forces affect the
location of economic activity in an integrated Europe.' - Bernard
Hoekman, Director, The World Bank, US `The open multilateral
trading system is a tremendous success of the past half century,
and has contributed greatly to the world's unprecedented rate of
economic growth. Over the past two decades however, preferential
trading arrangements have proliferated, raising questions as to how
compatible they are with the open multilateral system, and what
policies might be adopted to improve outcomes. The essays in this
volume detail the emergence of PTAS and provide comprehensive and
up-to-date analyses of the state of play of preferential
arrangements in all regions of the world. The volume will provide a
useful reference for all those wanting to understand existing
preferential arrangements and their role in the international
economy today.' - Anne O. Krueger, Johns Hopkins University and
Stanford University, US `Economic integration is a complex and
multifaceted giant, with a myriad aspects ranging from regional and
global concentration and dispersal of economic activity to social
and political consequences for individuals and communities in
developed and developing countries alike. This landmark, three
volume collection of chapters by leading authors, drawn from many
fields, is a worthy and timely contribution to the analysis of a
phenomenon with profound implications for the future world economy
- and its governance.' - James Zhan, Director, Investment &
Enterprise Division, UNCTAD With this Handbook, Miroslav Jovanovic
has provided readers with both an excellent stand-alone original
reference book as well as the first volume in a comprehensive
three-volume set. This introduction into a rich and expanding
academic and practical world of international economic integration
also provides a theoretical and analytical framework to the reader,
presenting select analytical studies and encouraging further
research. International Handbook on the Economics of Integration,
Volume I covers two broad themes: general integration issues and
regional integration groups. The first part discusses topics that
range from an overview of the regional integration deals registered
with the World Trade Organization, to multilateralism and
regionalism, hub-and-spoke integration networks, limits to
integration, rules of origin, and globalization. The second part of
the Handbook is devoted to an outline of the principal integration
arrangements in Europe, the Mediterranean, North and Latin America,
East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as economic integration
efforts throughout the Arab world. Contributors to this major
reference work include eminent authors, some of whom contributed to
the creation of economic integration theory from the outset. The
authors not only survey the literature, but also present their own
arguments and new ideas in order to offer a new perspective, as
well as discussing the issues they believe are essential in the
field. Each of the insightful chapters is approachable not only to
graduate students, scholars, researchers and policymakers, but also
to advanced undergraduate students.
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