TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking and chewing gum at the same time
T2 - Australia's free trade area strategy
AU - Findlay, Christopher
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - The pursuit of free trade area agreements (FTAs), according to some, does not impede the multilateral trade negotiations process. It is argued to the contrary in the present paper that the FTA approach does impede the multilateral one. Comments are offered on common approaches to the analysis of the impact of FTAs, on the reasons why, despite concerns evident in these comments, the FTA strategy has become so popular, and on ways out of a dilemma of FTA proliferation, or at least ways to avoid the risks associated with it.
AB - The pursuit of free trade area agreements (FTAs), according to some, does not impede the multilateral trade negotiations process. It is argued to the contrary in the present paper that the FTA approach does impede the multilateral one. Comments are offered on common approaches to the analysis of the impact of FTAs, on the reasons why, despite concerns evident in these comments, the FTA strategy has become so popular, and on ways out of a dilemma of FTA proliferation, or at least ways to avoid the risks associated with it.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036922151&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8489.00195
DO - 10.1111/1467-8489.00195
M3 - Article
SN - 1364-985X
VL - 46
SP - 605
EP - 617
JO - Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
JF - Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
IS - 4
ER -