Trade Policy Reforms and Development

The two volumes incorporate major new papers contributed by leading international economists, on a range of topics that reflect the breadth of Professor Lloyd's own distinguished contributions to the field of international trade and policy during a career spanning over four decades. This second volume, Trade Policy Reforms and Development, comprises 11 essays offering new contributions on the following topics:globalisation and political economy of tradetrade, labour standards and economic crisisthe changing role of the WTO. competition policy and the WTOchoice of formulas for market access negotiations. regionalism and bilateralism in ASEANANZUS free trade agreementnew criteria for optimum currency areastrade policy and poverty in Asiaimpact of agricultural trade reforms on povertyrecent behaviour of US imports. The diversity of the topics covered by the contributors will appeal to those interested in the global trading system, and to development economists, particularly in Asia.