Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2009
Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA …, ensuring better coverage of agricultural trade, forging comprehensive "WTO-plus" agreements, and encouraging a region-wide FTA …. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia to be followed by connections …