Solís, Mireya  <br/><br/>
Competitive regionalism : FTA diffusion in the Pacific Rim / 
edited by Mireya Solís, Barbara Stallings and Saori N. Katada 
 - Basingstoke :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2009. 
 - xvii, 289 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>	Explaining FTA Proliferation:THEMATIC CHAPTERS Exclusion Fears and Competitive Regionalism in East Asia; S.Urata Political-Security Competition and the FTA Movement: Motivations and Consequences; M.M.Mochizuki Competitive Regionalism through Bilateral and Regional Rule Making: Standard Setting and Locking-In; J.Nakagawa PART II: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE The US as a Bilateral Player: The Impetus for Asymmetric Free Trade Agreements; C.Quiliconi & C.Wise Chile: A Pioneer in Trade Policy; B.Stallings Competitive Regionalism and Mexico's FTA Strategy; A. Flores-Quiroga PART III: EAST ASIA Singapore and ASEAN's Competitive Regionalism in Southeast Asia and Beyond; T.Terada South Korea's FTAs: Moving from an Emulative to a Competitive Strategy; M.G.Koo Japan's Competitive FTA Strategy: Commercial Opportunity versus Political Rivalry; M.Solis China's Competitive FTA Strategy: Realism on a Liberal Slide; J.Yang Conclusion: Free Trade / A Policy Diffusion Framework; M.Solis & S.N. Katada PART I 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230577787 (alk. paper) 0230577784 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Free trade--Pacific Area.<br/>Free trade--East Asia.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Pacific Area--Commerce.<br/>East Asia--Commerce.<br/>Pacific Area--Commercial treaties.<br/>East Asia--Commercial treaties.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>382.71095  / SOL/C