Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.

This study examines the reasons behind Singapore's recent involvement in bilateral FTA initiatives. This strategy constitutes Singapore's efforts to secure its own economic security, in light of the failures of the international and regional institutions like the WTO and ASEAN to proceed...

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Main Author: Toh, Boon Ho.
Other Authors: Nesadurai, Helen
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14390
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description This study examines the reasons behind Singapore's recent involvement in bilateral FTA initiatives. This strategy constitutes Singapore's efforts to secure its own economic security, in light of the failures of the international and regional institutions like the WTO and ASEAN to proceed with their respective trade liberalization agendas following the debacle at the WTO's 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference and the socioeconomic fall-out from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
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spelling ntu-10356/143902020-11-01T08:11:52Z Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security. Toh, Boon Ho. Nesadurai, Helen S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science This study examines the reasons behind Singapore's recent involvement in bilateral FTA initiatives. This strategy constitutes Singapore's efforts to secure its own economic security, in light of the failures of the international and regional institutions like the WTO and ASEAN to proceed with their respective trade liberalization agendas following the debacle at the WTO's 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference and the socioeconomic fall-out from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Master of Science (Strategic Studies) 2008-11-13T09:18:49Z 2008-11-13T09:18:49Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14390 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
title Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
title_full Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
title_fullStr Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
title_full_unstemmed Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
title_short Virtuous 'promiscuity' : Singapore's fta strategy and the quest for economic security.
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