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Regional bloc formation and world trade

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The grouping together of neighbouring countries to form free trade areas or economic and monetary unions currently constitutes a phenomenon occurring in all regions around the world. How far has the bloc-building process progressed? How will the development of world trade be affected by this process during the 1990s? How can companies respond to the developments in the global marketplace?

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Brand, D. Regional bloc formation and world trade. Intereconomics 27, 274–281 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02928060

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