Asymmetrical Trade Agreements

Asymmetrical trade agreements in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: these are in the main bilateral trade agreements with unequal sets of obligations for the partners. This might mean different timetables for tariff reductions or the phasing out of non- tariff measures. The entries on trade policy are here. In other cases, one party might give free entry to the products of the other party without expecting similar treatment in return. See also Caribbean Basin Initiative, GSP, ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and SPARTECA as examples of such agreements.[1]

Asymmetrical trade agreementsin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Asymmetrical trade agreements” entry (OAS)

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