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RegionalismThe formation or proliferation of preferential trading arrangements.Similar MatchesOpen regionalismOpen regionalismRegional economic integration that is not discriminatory against outside countries; typically, a group of countries that agrees to reduce trade barriers on an MFN basis. Adopted as a fundamental princple, but not defined, by APEC in 1989. Bergsten (1997) offers five definitions, ranging from open membership to global liberalization and trade facilitation. |
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