Trade Agreements in ROW

Abstract

There are numerous trade agreements in the rest of the world (ROW), some having important environmental provisions. These include those of Australia, New Zealand and several African and Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, etc. Some of these, those with countries in the Americas and Europe, have already been examined. This chapter highlights a number of FTAs in these diverse areas of the world which have become very active in trade negotiations with some innovative approaches to the topic. Included in these are the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its associated Asian Free Trade Area (AFTA).