| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 293 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Singapore Business Federation." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1 The USSFTA: A Personal Perspective Tommy T.B. Koh; 2 The USSFTA: Personal Perspectives on the Process and Results Ralph F. Ives; 3 Lessons from the USSFTA Negotiations Ong Ye Kung; 4 The USSFTA: Socio-Political Context Franklin L. Lavin; 5 The A to Z of the USSFTA William Choong; 6 The Goods Package Rossman Ithnain; 7 Customs Administration Lim Teck Leong; 8 Textiles and Apparel Ng Kim Neo; 9 Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce Valerie D'Costa; 10 Financial Services and Capital Controls Ravi Menon; 11 Competition Policy Minn Naing Oo. |
| Summary |
On 1 January 2004, the USSingapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA)came into force. The USSFTA was the result of a two-year negotiationprocess which started towards the end of the Clinton Administrationand concluded under the Bush Administration. How did the negotiationprocess straddle the two administrations? What is the rationale forthe FTA? What were the unique features of the negotiating process? Wasnegotiating with the US different from negotiating with othercountries? How will the FTA benefit the two countries? What is theimpact on ASEAN, APEC and the WTO?This book captures some of the per. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Free trade -- United States.
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Free trade. |
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United States. |
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Free trade -- Singapore.
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Singapore. |
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Singapore.
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International economic relations. |
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Singapore -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Koh, Tommy T. B. (Tommy Thong Bee), 1937-
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Chang, Li Lin.
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Singapore Business Federation.
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| Added Title |
Free Trade Agreement |
| Other Form: |
Print version: United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Singapore : World Scientific Pub : Institute of Policy Studies, ©2004 9812388486 (DLC) 2004348765 (OCoLC)55501866 |
| ISBN |
981256716X (electronic book) |
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9789812567161 (electronic book) |
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9789812388483 (paperback) |
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9812388486 (paperback) |
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1281877271 |
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9781281877277 |
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9812388486 (paperback) |
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