TY - BOOK AU - Estevadeordal,Antoni AU - Kawai,Masahiro AU - Wignaraja,Ganeshan TI - New frontiers in Asia-Latin America integration: trade facilitation, production networks, and FTAs SN - 9788132109761 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - HF1583.Z4 L295 2015 U1 - 382.91 22 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publications KW - Free trade KW - Asia KW - Latin America KW - Foreign economic relations KW - Commerce KW - Economic integration N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Economic ties between Asia and Latin America are growing as a part of a global shift toward more South-South cooperation. Yet trade costs remain high, which may impede future interregional trade and integration. Furthermore, an emerging trans-Pacific trade architecture based on free trade agreements (FTAs) carries risks of a noodle bowl effect. This book examines new frontiers in Asia-Latin America integration through interregional comparative studies in three key areas: trade facilitation, logistics, and infrastructure; production networks, supply chains, and small and medium-sized enterprise ER -