00571nam a2200085Ia 4500100002500000245002900025260000900054520040300063583001900466  aMANSFIELD, Edward D.  aNew wave of regionalism.  c1999  aStructures the analysis around four central questions viz. What constitutes a region and how should regionalism be defined? Why has the pervasiveness of regional trade arrangements waxed and waned over time?  Why do countries pursue regional trade strategies instead of relying solely on unilateral and multilateral ones?  What are the political and economic consequences of commercial regionalism?  c3/7/00kM2LMGR