1. Regionalism, trade and economic development : theories and evidence from the Asia-Pacific region / M. A. B. Siddique -- 2. Preferential trade agreements and the role and goals of the World Trade organization / Andrew L. Stoler -- 3. Preferential trade agreements and exchange rate regimes / Larry A. Sjaastad -- 4. Major trade trends in APEC economies : implications for regional free trade agreements / Yanrui Wu -- 5. Australia-United States free trade agreement and its implications for Japan / Ippei Yamazawa -- 6. Free trade areas and economic integration in East Asia : the view from China / Christopher Howe -- 7. Reflections on impacts and outcomes of regional trade liberalization in an Asia-Pacific context / Kenneth E. Jackson -- 8. Korea's approaches to regionalism / Inkyo Cheong -- 9. AUSFTA and its implications for the Australian stock market / David Allen, Lee K. Lim and Trent Winduss -- 10. US-Singapore free trade agreement : implications for Singapore, Australia and other ASEAN countries / Jose Tongzon -- 11. Comparative advantage in Thailand and Indonesia and potential free trade agreements : implications for trade diversion / William E. James -- 12. The Singapore-Australia free trade agreement (SAFTA) : motivations and implications for the Asia-Pacific economies / Rahul Sen -- 13. The commodity coverage of PTAs : does agriculture matter? / Donald MacLaren -- 14. Multilateral consequences of bilateral trade agreements : AUSFTA and the Australian wool industry / John Stanton, M. A. B. Siddique, Emma Kopke and Nazrul Islam -- 15. Regionalism, trade and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region : challenges ahead / M. A. B. Siddique.