Abstract
Over the last twenty years or so, each of the world’s three leading economies -namely the United States, the European Community and China -have separately courted the GCC to enter into negotiations for the creation of free trade agreements (FTAs).
In each case the initiating discussions have faltered and stalled because of a broad range of fundamental points of disagreement. The European Community discussions - the longest-standing – appeared to have faltered because of the EU’s insistence in including subject matter which to the GCC members fell way outside trade issues. The EU-GCC negotiations, although revived, appear to have made little...
In each case the initiating discussions have faltered and stalled because of a broad range of fundamental points of disagreement. The European Community discussions - the longest-standing – appeared to have faltered because of the EU’s insistence in including subject matter which to the GCC members fell way outside trade issues. The EU-GCC negotiations, although revived, appear to have made little...
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Intellectural Property Rights |
Subtitle of host publication | Development and Enforcement in the Arab States of the Gulf |
Editors | Alhanoof Aldebasi, David Price |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
Publisher | Gerlach Press |
Pages | 266-280 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783959940115 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783959940108 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Gulf Studies Series |
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Publisher | Gerlach Press |