International Trade : Regionalism and Multilateralism

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Integration of the economies of North-East India especially Assam and Bhutan through liberal border trade: an optimistic view/Suranjan Sarma. 2. Globalization and international trade/C. Sundarapandian. 3. Micro small and medium enterprises under the present globalised regime: the Indian scenario/R.P.L. Jain. 4. Foreign direct investment in South Asia Association of regional cooperation region/Dinesh Kumar. 5. Globalization and economic development in India/A. Kasirajan and Pappu Yati. 6. Regional cooperation among the SAARC countries : a countervailing force to meet the global financial crisis/M. Sundara Rao and P. Srinivasa Rao. 7. Trade among SAARC nations policy co-ordination and development options/G. Satyanarayana and P. Ramu. 8. Impact of globalization on international trade with special reference to India/Khandare V.B. 9. Globalization international trade and the WTO: a case study of India\'s trade in services/Shahina Perween. 10. South-South cooperation and India: scope and problems/Ramanuj Sharma and Usha Mani Kumari. 11. GATS mode 4: an opportunity and a challenge for India/Richa Singh. 12. SAARC trade relations: a spirit of friendship but what about Pakistan/Jitendra J. Ahirrao and Shankar Ambhore. 13. Globalization and international trade/M. Kalyani. 14. Regional integration: a strategy for trade and economic development in South Asia/Sudha Ranjan Singh and Ajit Kumar. 15. Globalization and international trade/A. Rajendran. 16. Economics of regional and multilateral trade/C.E. Shanmugasundaram. 17. Trade among SAARC countries/C.E. Shanmugasundaram. 18. Economic integration among nations and regional blocs through trade/K. Saravanan. 19. Globalization and international trade/M. Karthikeyan. 20. India\'s trade relations with ASEAN/Neema Malhotra and Deepika. 21. Multilateral trading system through regionalism/Deepak Jain and Pratibha Mishra. 22. Growth and export potential of Indian spices/S. Ganesan and R. Rajanbabu. 23. India\'s export performance during globalisation era/Pardeep Kumar. 24. Prospects and challenges of trade among SAARC countries: an overview/Kumari Manju. 25. FDI and regional economic integration in SAARC region: problems and prospects/Nasim Ansari and Tamanna Khan. 26. International trade and WTO/S. Sendil Kumar and D. Ramesh. 27. Multilateral institutions and international trade: a fresh look/R.U. Singh and Sangeeta. 28. Globalization and international trade in sports goods: an Indian prospect/Hina Nisar, S. Khurram Nisar and Md. Tarique. Index.

International Trade is regarded as an engine of growth. It paves the ways for the flow of goods and services. The free flow of goods and services along with  the capital and labour opens the new vistas of growth and development. Multilateralism and regionalism are the twin routes of international trade through which various countries of the world try to maximize the advantages of international trade and thereby enhance the growth of their economy.

There was a consensus among the key players of the world economy for the creation of International Bank for reconstruction and development IBRD, International Monetary Fund IMF and International Trade Organization ITO. Out of these three IBRD and IMF established in mid of 1960 but ITO could not be formed because some of the developed countries were not agreed upon to liberalize their protectionist policies. However GATT a loose organization was established in 1948 and that paved the way for multilateralism. Finally the establishment of WTO in 1995 created a solid ground upon which the multilateralism grow with leaps and bounces. The book is expected to encourage discussions and research on the matter and will be useful for the students researchers and the academia. (jacket)