ACRONYMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Chapter 1 Trends of Asia''s Trade and Investment in the Previous Year
1.1 Highlights of Asia''s Trade in 2012
1.2 Trends of Intra—regional Trade
1.3 Intra—regional Flow of Intermediate Goods
1.4 Growth of FDI Flows in Asia
1.5 Inter—regional Flows of FDI
1.6 China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Chapter 2 Indices of the Asian Integration
2.1 Index of Trade Interdependence among Asian Economies
2.2 Index of Interdependence in Factory Asia
2.3 Index oflnward FDI Dependence among Asian Economies
2.4 Regional Tourism Dependence Index
2.5 Direction of Portfolio Investment Flows in Asia
2.6 De jure ond De facto Measures of Financial Integration in Asia, 1999—2012
2.7 Index of Business Cycle Synchronization
2.8 Stock Market Correlation in Asia—Financial Integration Process Has Changed
2.9 Inflation Correlation Indices in Asia
Chapter 3 Global Value Chains and Trade Policy Implications on the Progress of Asian Economic Integration
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Value Chains and Trade Policy
3.3 Proposals for Next Steps in RCEP
3.4 FreeTrade in the Asian—Pacific Region
3.5 Conclusion
Attachment: Guiding Principles and Objectives for Negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Chapter 4 RCEP—Next Steps in Traditional Areas
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Tariffs
4.3 Rules ofOrigin
4.4 Trade in Services
4.5 Investment
4.6 Trade Facilitation
4.7 Logistics
Chapter 5 The Role of Intellectual Property:RCEP vs.TPP
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Intellectual Property in the Trans—Pacific Partnership
5.3 Intellectual Property in the RCEP
5,4 Intelleaual Property as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment
5.5 Intellectual Property and lts Place in the RCEP
5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6 A Framework for Competition Policy for the Regional (omprehensive Economic Partnership Negotiations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Multilateral Agreements and FTAs—An Overview
6.3 The Objective of Competition Policy
6.4 Core Competition Rules
6.5 Universal Application
6.6 Administering Competition Rules
6.7 The Broader Perspective
Summary and Outlook
Appendix Important Events of the Asian Integration
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