CHAPTER 9

Regional Economic Integration

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Learning Objectives

What are the advantages & disadvantages of creating a single market for a business firm? Illustrate with reference to EU or ASEAN?

Course overview and current events

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Chapter Focus Examine the trend toward regional

economic integration. By end 2001, all 136 WTO members

reported participation in at least one regional trade agreement.

Explore the economic and political debate surrounding integration.

Review the progress, worldwide, toward integration.

Map the implications for business.

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Regional Trade Agreements Notified to GATT and the WTO, 1948-1999

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Political Union

Economic Union

Common Market

Customs Union

FreeTradeArea

FreeTradeArea

NAFTA

EU1992 Level of Integration

Figure 8.2

Level of Economic Integration

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Economic Integration Free Trade Area

All barriers to trade among members removed. Each country can determine own trade policies

toward nonmembers. Customs Union

Eliminates barriers among members and has a common external trade policy.

Economic Union No barriers among members, common external

policy, common monetary and fiscal policy, harmonized tax rates and common currency.

Political Union Has a coordinating bureaucracy accountable to

all citizens.

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Case for Regional Integration Economic

Allow countries to specialize in products they produce efficiently.

Easier to gain agreement than GATT/WTO.

Role of FDI is enhanced.

Exploit gains from free flow of goods and services and investment.

Political Creates

incentive for political cooperation.

Reduces potential for violent confrontation.

Enhanced clout to deal with ‘superpowers’.

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Impediments to Integration

Although a nation may benefit, groups within a nation may be hurt.

Concerns about national sovereignty.

Debate: Trade creation. Trade diversion.

Global

Integration

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U.S. Mexican Trade in Textiles, 1993-2000

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EU Evolution Product of two political factors:

Devastation of WWI and WWII and desire for peace.

Desire for European nations to hold their own, politically and economically, on the world stage.

1951 - European Coal and Steel Community. 1957- Treaty of Rome establishes the European

Community. 1994 - Treaty of Maastricht changes name to

the European Union.

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European Union GDP

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US Top European Trading Partners

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EU Governance

1 judge fromeach country

1 judge fromeach country

Heads of State and

CommissionPresident

Heads of State and

CommissionPresident

630 directlyelected members

630 directlyelected members

1 representative

from each member

1 representative

from each member

20 Commissioners appointed by members for 4 year terms

20 Commissioners appointed by members for 4 year terms

European Council

Resolves policy issues sets

policy direction.

European Commission

Proposing, implementing,

monitoring legislation.

Council of Ministers

Ultimate controlling authority. No EU laws w/o approval.

European Parliament

Propose amendments to legislation, veto

power over budget and single-market

legislation, appoint commissioners.

Court of Justice

Hears appeals

of EU Laws.

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The Single European Act

Stimulus:Disharmony among the EC member countries:

Trade policy.Technical standards.

Led to establishing the Delors Commission in 1985.

Basis for Single European Act.

Objectives:Remove frontier controls.“Mutual recognition” of product standards.Open public procurement to nonnationals.Lift barriers to banking and insurance competition.Remove restrictions on foreign exchange transactions.Abolish cabotage restrictions.

1987- EC agrees to work toward establishing a single market by December 31, 1992.

The Act can lead to gains in trade and investment and increased competition when barriers are removed.

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The EuroTreaty of Maastricht:

11 of 15 member states.Jan. 1, 1999 - Exchange rates locked in.Jan. 1, 2002 - Euro notes and coins issued.National currencies taken out of circulation.

Benefits:Savings from using only one currency.Easy to compare prices, resulting in lower prices.Forces companies to be more efficient and cut costs.Creates liquid pan-Europe capital market.Increases range of investments for individuals and institutions.

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Costs of the Euro Countries lose monetary policy control.

European Central Bank controls policy for the “Euro zone”.

EU is not an”optimal currency area”. Country economies are different.

Early experience has seen a slump (approximately 20% through 2001) against the dollar. Too early to judge whether the Euro is/is not

a success.

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EU Issues

Enlargement. Fortress Europe?

Create European barriers to trade from the outside?

EU promises to support GATT and the WTO.

No guarantees, however.

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NAFTA

Applynational

environmentalstandards

Protectintellectual

property

Abolishtariffs

Two commissionsto enforce treaty

Jan. 1, 1994

Removecross-border

flow ofservices

Remove FDIrestrictions

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NAFTA: For/Against

Loss of jobs to Mexico.Mexican firms have to compete against efficient US/Canada firms.

Mexican firms become more efficient.

Environmental degradation.Loss of national sovereignty.

Enlarged and productive regional base.

Labor-intensive industries move to Mexico.Mexico gets investment and employment.Increased Mexican income to buy US/Canada goods. Demand for goods increases jobs.Consumers get lower prices.

For

Against

Impact of NAFTAhas been muted.

Small trade and jobs gain for US.

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ASEAN

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Created in 1967. Economic, political and social

cooperation. Little has been accomplished.

Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Source of Imports

Asian Trade Flows

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ChinaChina

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Destination of Exports

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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Founded in 1990 to ‘promote open trade and practical economic cooperation’. ‘Promote a sense of community.’ 18 members. 50% of world’s GNP. 40% of global trade.

Brookings Institution: APEC “is in danger of shrinking into irrelevance as a serious forum.”

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Impact on Business Positive:

Protected markets, now open.

Lower costs doing business in single market.

Negative: Differences in culture and

competitive practices make realizing economies of scale difficult.

Threats: More price

competition. Firms become more

competitive. Outside firms shut

out of market. EU intervention in M

and A activity.