This paper reviews the experience of economic growth during the twentieth century with a
view to highlighting implications for both growth economists and policy-makers. The …

This book explores whether the world economy is breaking up into regional trading and
currency blocs centred on the European Community, Japan and the United States. Frankel …

Economic regionalism appears to be growing rapidly. Why this has occurred and what
bearing it will have on the global economy are issues that have generated considerable …

Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global
political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American …

The relationship between foreign trade and political conflict has been a persistent source of
controversy among scholars of international relations. Existing empirical studies of this topic …

This article examines some international factors contributing to the recent spread of
preferential trading arrangements (PTAs). PTAs help states to ensure against future …

Why do major economic powers seek more and more free trade agreements (FTAs) with
smaller partners? Recently, Japan has joined the bandwagon by signing its first bilateral …

Bu çalışma, uluslararası ilişkiler literatüründe otuz yılı aşkın bir süredir var olan karşılıklı
bağımlılık teorisinin, günümüzdeki yerini irdeleme amacı taşımaktadır. Çalışma, özellikle …

In this paper a very simple question is asked. Does the fact that trading blocs can form
bilateral trade agreements make free trade less likely to occur? The answer is that it …

Globalisation represents the most significant aspect of current international relations. Yet, a
shift towards regionalism and bloc formation is increasingly apparent. This study considers …