The Trans-Pacific Partnership : a Quest for a Twenty-first Century Agreement.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership : a Quest for a Twenty-first Century Agreement.

An examination of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? a trade agreement that aspires to set the benchmarks for future deals.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lim, C. L.
Other Authors: Elms, Deborah Kay, Low, Patrick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement > (2005 June 3)
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (2005 June 3)
Foreign trade regulation > Pacific Area.
Tariff > Law and legislation > Pacific Area.
Free trade > Pacific Area.
Foreign trade regulation
Free trade
Tariff > Law and legislation
Pacific Area > Commercial treaties.
Pacific Area
Commercial treaties
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DISCLAIMER; GLOSSARY; PART I Introduction; 1 What is "high-quality, twenty-first century" anyway?; 1 Overview; 2 The quest for quality; 3 Evolution of the TPP; 4 Defining a twentieth century agreement; 5 What's new in the twenty-first century?; 6 The example of regulatory coherence; 7 Caveats; 8 Outline of the book; 9 Conclusions; References; PART II The past: origins of the TPP Agreement; 2 An overview and snapshot of the TPP negotiations.
  • 1 Starting with the "Pacific Four" Agreement2 Expanding to the Trans-Pacific Partnership; 3 The start of official talks; 4 New members; 5 Structural issues; 6 The race to Hawaii; 7 Add in Japan, Canada and Mexico; References; 3 US PTAs: what's been done and what it means for the TPP negotiations; 1 US PTA partners; 2 Trade politics and US PTA policy; 3 The US PTA template; 3.1 US PTAs: the core provisions; 3.1.1 Investment; 3.1.2 Environment; 3.2 US PTAs: defensive interests; 3.3 US PTA template: "no-go" areas; 4 Going forward: lessons from the US PTA experience for the TPP negotiations.
  • 3.3.2 Living agreement4 Conclusion; References; 5 Incorporating development among diverse members; 1 Introduction; 2 Goods; 2.1 Possible provisions; 2.1.1 WTO law limits; 2.1.2 BATNA; 3 Regulation and standards; 3.1 Possible provisions; 3.1.1 WTO law limits; 3.2 BATNA; 4 Intellectual property; 4.1 Possible provisions; 4.1.1 WTO law limits; 4.2 BATNA; 5 Services; 5.1 Possible provisions; 5.2 WTO law limits; 5.3 BATNA; 6 Investment; 6.1 Possible provisions; 6.2 WTO law limits; 6.3 BATNA; 7 Labour mobility; 7.1 Possible provisions; 7.2 WTO law limits; 7.3 BATNA; 8 State-owned enterprises.
  • 8.1 Possible provisions8.2 WTO law limits; 8.3 BATNA; 9 Technical assistance, trade facilitation and aid for trade; 10 Conclusion; References; PART III The present: twenty-first century elements and obstacles; 6 Negotiations over market access in goods; 1 Overview; 2 High-quality, twenty-first century goods trade; 3 Starting negotiations; 4 Trouble spots; 5 Goods trade at the Hawaii APEC summit; References; 7 TPP negotiations: rules of origin; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Wholly obtained; 1.2 Substantial transformation; 1.3 Cumulation.

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