NSU Research Contributions
Title : South Asian Free Trade Agreement and the Possibility of Regional Integration within the SAARC: A Historical, Legal and Economic Analysis
Authors : Michael Ewing-Chow, Md. Rizwanul Islam
| Journal Article Title: Asian Journal of Comparative Law | Volume Number: 2 | Publication Year : 2007 | Issue Number: 1 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q3 | ISSN (Print): 2194-6078 | Publisher Name: Cambridge University Press |
| Pages : 1-21 | |||
| ISSN (Online): 1932-0205 | |||
| Funding Source : Other |
|
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 analyzes SAFTA against the wider history and legal structure of regional cooperation in South Asia. It is important because it explains why, despite the execution of an FTA by most SAARC states, regional cooperation remained weak, and it evaluates the prospects for deeper and more meaningful integration through legal and economic reform. | Collaboration: None | Keywords: SAFTA, SAARC, regional integration, South Asia, trade law, free trade agreement, comparative law |
