The Us Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Author : Manuel F. Casanova
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781594541643
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Singapore Free Trade Agreement written by Manuel F. Casanova and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 31 July 2003, the Senate and, on July 24, the House passed H.R.2739 (United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) which is to implement the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The FTA would, with a phase-in period, eliminate tariffs on all goods traded between the United States and Singapore, cover trade in services, and protect intellectual property rights. The agreement has received support from the business community and consumer organisations but has been criticised by labour and some environmental interests. Some of the specific concerns raised deal with the restrictions on penalties for unresolvable disputes over labour and environmental issues, the Integrated Sourcing Initiative, potential capital controls, temporary visas, and access for U.S. exports of chewing gum. Since Singapore is a relatively small economy, the economic effects of the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement, by themselves, are not likely to be great. free trade interests who would benefit from more liberalised trade, particularly in services, and labour or anti-globalisation interests who oppose more FTA's because of the overall impact of imports on jobs and the general effects of globalisation on income distribution, certain jobs, and the environment. Specific provisions of the agreement also have generated debate. This book discusses the problems and issues that the Free Trade Agreement has brought up.

Author : Eul-Soo Pang
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814311995
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement written by Eul-Soo Pang and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2011 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free trade has become the mantra of development strategy for many countries in the world, especially those in the Asia Pacific. This book delves into the American side of the story. It is about how Singapore and the United States came to sign the agreement in 2003 (taking effect from 1 January 2004). The United States - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) is the first FTA that America signed with an Asian country and the second such agreement with a fully developed country, after Canada. The city-state has used a free trade agreement as both a national survival and a growth strategy, first forging such FTA ties with its major trading partners and then expanding its strategic link to such extra-regional great powers as the United States, Japan, Australia, China, India, and the European Union. Both Singapore and the United States saw in FTAs something more than just merchandise trade.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ramkishen S. Rajan
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9812301445
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singapore and Free Trade Agreements written by Ramkishen S. Rajan and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2001 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of its trade policy, Singapore has embarked on what can be broadly termed "new regionalism". Beyond examining the motivations behind these trade moves, the authors also analyse the trade and investment linkages between Singapore and Japan and the United States in some detail.

Author : Tommy Thong Bee Koh
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812388486
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement written by Tommy Thong Bee Koh and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 1 January 2004, the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) came into force. The USSFTA was the result of a two-year negotiation process which started towards the end of the Clinton Administration and concluded under the Bush Administration. How did the negotiation process straddle the two administrations? What is the rationale for the FTA? What were the unique features of the negotiating process? Was negotiating with the US different from negotiating with other countries? How will the FTA benefit the two countries? What is the impact on ASEAN, APEC and the WTO?This book captures some of the personal insights thrown up in the negotiations and offers highlights and analysis of the USSFTA. Contributors to the volume include the Chief Negotiators of the two delegations, the US and Singapore Ambassadors, key negotiators and close observers of the process. Selected key documents pertaining to the USSFTA process have also been included. This book is a comprehensive reader on the story behind the negotiations of the USSFTA.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 145782129X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects, Inv. TA2104-6 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1782 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement written by United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Implementation of U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Singapore and Chile written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert E. Flemchak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611223507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement After Five Years written by Robert E. Flemchak and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S.-Singapore FTA has taken on new importance in trade policy because the United States is engaged in negotiations to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In addition, the U.S.-Singapore FTA has provided greater access for U.S. companies, has been instrumental in increasing bilateral trade, and has provided reassurance to Singaporeans of U.S. interest in the country. As a city-state, Singapore operates as an entrepot with essentially free trade. Under the FTA, concessions dealt mainly with providing greater access for American service providers and with strengthening the business environment in areas such as the protection of intellectual property rights and access to government procurement. This book examines the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in detail, as well as the documented effects after five years.

Author : Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Publisher : Peterson Institute
ISBN 13 : 0881324027
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toward a US-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement written by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. Would a free trade agreement (FTA) with the country be beneficial both economically and politically to the United States? What kind of benefit could Indonesia expect? This book presents a case for improved trade relations between Indonesia and the United States and recommends advancing exploratory talks toward a US-Indonesia FTA. The authors present a detailed study of the stakes involved in the various areas of the proposed negotiation and estimate the FTA's potential for trade creation, trade diversion, and welfare under different scenarios.