Preface

Foreword Richard Portes and Lawrence Summers

Acknowledgements

List of conference participants

Part I. Systemic Issues: 1. Introduction Jaime de Melo and Arvind Panagariya

2. Regionalism and multilateralism: an overview Jagdish Bhagwati

Discussion Robert Baldwin and Richard Blackhurst

3. Regionalism versus multilateralism: analytical notes Paul Krugman

Discussion Ronald Jones and T. N. Srinivasan

4. Multilateral and bilateral trade policies in the world trading system: an historical perspective Douglas A. Irwin

Discussion Barry Eichengreen and Mancur Olson

5. Gatt's influence on regional arrangements J. Michael Finger

Discussion Jean Baneth and Robert Hudec

Part II. Country Issues: 6. The new regionalism: a country perspective Jaime de Melo, Arvind Panagariya and Dani Rodrik

Discussion Ronald Findlay and Constantine Michalopoulos

7. The European Community: a case of successful integration? L. Alan Winters

Discussion Ravi Kanbur and André

Sapir

8. Regional integration in Sub-Saharan Africa: past experience and future prospects Faezeh Foroutan

Discussion Christopher Bliss and Ishrat Hussain

9. Latin America's integration and the multilateral trading system Julio Nogué

s and Rosalinda Quintanilla

Discussion Christopher Clague and Jesú

s Seade

10. Regional integration in Eastern Europe: prospects for integration within the region and with the European Community Josef C. Brada

Discussion Alan Gelb and Gá

bor Oblath

11. Regional trade arrangements in North America: CUSTA and NAFTA John Whalley

Discussion Fernando Clavijo and Ulrich Lä

chler

12. Trading Blocs and East Asia Gary R. Saxonhouse

Discussion Hugh Patrick and Vinod Thomas

13. Prospects for regional integration in the Middle East Stanley Fischer

Discussion Richard Baldwin and Enzo Grilli

Round Table Discussion Richard N. Cooper, W. Max Corden, Rudiger Dornbusch

Index.