How desirable is the South Asian Free Trade Area? A quantitative economic assessment

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The article examines advantages and disadvantages posed by the South Asian Free Trade Area, and concludes that its preferential liberalization format would produce fewer gains for South Asia's smaller countries than those that might be realized under a unilateral liberalization format.

Foreign trade, Asia, International trade, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements, South Asia

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Offshore Financial Centres in the Caribbean: Prospects in a New Environment

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The article examines the costs and benefits of establishing offshore financial centers in the Caribbean. Benefits include increases in employment and income, but costs of compliance can be high, due to international concerns regarding terrorist financing and money laundering.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Financial management, Government regulation, Financial Services, Finance and Insurance, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, Caribbean Region, Personnel administration, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Human resource management, Financial services industry, Finance, Company personnel management, Company financing, Caribbean Islands, Regulatory compliance

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Regional diversity and sources of economic growth in China

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A focus on China's regional diversities as a major hurdle in economic development, and the sources that will boost the regional economic of the country are identified and analyzed.

China, Government expenditures, Economic policy, Regional disparities

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