NSU Research Contributions
Title : The Bandwagon of Preferential Agreements: Why Should South Asia Join Them More Aggressively?
Authors : International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry
| Journal Article Title: Md. Rizwanul Islam | Volume Number: 2 | Publication Year : 2009 | Issue Number: 3 |
| Index: other (J-Gate) | Ranking: No Ranking | ISSN (Print): 1741-6426 | Publisher Name: Inderscience Publishers |
| Pages : 294-308 | |||
| ISSN (Online): 1741-6434 | |||
| Funding Source : Other |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG8 Decent Work & Economic Growth SDG17 Partnership for the Goals |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG10 Reduced Inequality SDG16 Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Increase trade support for least developed countries Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system Increase developing countries’ exports Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries |
| Impact statement: This article argues that South Asia should engage more actively with preferential trade arrangements and strengthen SAFTA rather than remaining on the margins of a rapidly expanding PTA-based trade order. Its contribution lies in linking the global rise of PTAs to the weak performance of regional trade cooperation in South Asia, and in explaining why more serious legal and policy engagement with PTAs could improve regional economic integration. | Collaboration: None | Keywords: : preferential trade agreements, PTAs, South Asia, SAFTA, SAARC, regional trade, trade cooperation |
