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1. The Changing Anatomy of Regional Trade Agreements in East Asia.

Author

Suominen, Kati

Subjects
REGIONAL economics, COMMERCIAL policy, REGIONALISM, INTERNATIONAL trade, INTERNATIONAL economic relations, TRADE blocs
Abstract

The recent proliferation of regional trade agreements in the East Asian region can be seen as the most notable development in the region's trading panorama in recent years. Yet, very little is as yet understood about the anatomy of these agreements and, consequently, their full implications to the regional economy. This article strives to fill this gap by analyzing the structure of four dozen RTAs by their various key component parts, including tariff liberalization schedules, rules of origin, and competition policy, customs, investment, and services provisions. The results reveal that intra-Asian RTAs are generally quite rapidly liberalizing, with the exception of agriculture, but they are also quite thin in trade-related disciplines when compared with the more legalistic US trans-Pacific RTAs and those of Mexico and Chile. The proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific would inherently be a construct of the political economy interests of these various constituent RTAs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009
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2. Attitudes of stakeholders to animal welfare during slaughter and transport in SE and E Asia.

Author

Sinclair, M., Zito, S., Idrus, Z., Yan, W., van Nhiem, D., Lampang, P. Na, and Phillips, C. J. C.

Subjects
ANIMAL welfare, SLAUGHTERING, STAKEHOLDERS, RELIGION, TRANSPORTATION of animals, ATTITUDE (Psychology), INTERNATIONAL economic relations
Abstract

Understanding cross-cultural differences in attitudes to animal welfare issues is important in maintaining good international relations, including economic and trade relations. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of stakeholders towards improving the welfare of animals during slaughter and transport in four key SE and E Asian countries: China, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. Logistic regression analysis of the associations between demographic factors and attitudes identifed nationality as the most significant factor influencing attitude. Motivating factors for improving welfare were ranked according to their importance: religion, knowledge levels, monetary gain, availability of tools and resources, community issues, approval of supervisor and peers. Strong beliefs in the influence of animal welfare laws, the power of the workplace and the importance of personal knowledge were shared by all countries. In addition, religion and peer consideration were significantly associated with attitudes in Malaysia and Thailand, respectively. The findings of this research will assist in the development of international animal welfare initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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