NSU Research Contributions
Title : Hark! Are PTAs Swallowing up the WTO and Global Economic Welfare?: A Legal and Political Economy Critique of PTAs
Authors : Md. Rizwanul Islam
| Journal Article Title: Singapore Year Book of International Law | Volume Number: 12 | Publication Year : 2008 | |
| Index: other (HeinOnline) | Ranking: A | ISSN (Print): 1793-0448 | Publisher Name: : Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore |
| Pages : 133-149 | |||
| 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 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries |
| Impact statement: This article critiques preferential trade agreements not only through economics but also through law and political economy. Its value lies in showing that the debate over PTAs and the WTO cannot be understood through economic welfare analysis alone, because PTAs also raise institutional, legal, and governance concerns that affect the multilateral trading system more broadly. | Collaboration: None | Keywords: PTAs, WTO, global economic welfare, trade law, political economy, regional trade agreements, multilateralism |