国际贸易理论与实务Ch.9课件Regional EconomicIntegration.pptVIP

  §1 Types of Regional Economic Integration  Regional economic integration: A process in which states enter into a regional agreement in order to enhance regional economic cooperation through regional institutions and rules. Preferential tariff arrangement The countries involved reduce but do not undertake to eliminate totally their import tariffs (customs duties) on the trade in goods flowing between them; meanwhile, they retain tariff protection on goods entering their economies from outside. The least restrictive and loosest form of economic integration among