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In this chapter1 I describe briefly free trade and market zones and note their rapid spread in recent years in many countries of the world. I then analyse the basic motives for their establishment. Public choice theory provides a plausible explanation for their political appeal.
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Grubel, H.G. (1986). Free Trade Zones and Their Relation to GATT. In: Snape, R.H. (eds) Issues in World Trade Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08636-8_7
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