00865nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002000019245012000039260002500159300001400184520053800198583001900736  a09.05.02 S4225  aScollay, Robert  aRegional trade agreements and developing countries : the case of the Pacific Islands' proposed free trade agreement  bUNaNew YorkUSc2001  avi, 45 p.  aFocuses on a proposal to form a free trade area among the Forum Island countries.  Demonstrates that the advantages and disadvantages of a given regional trade agreement proposal need to be assessed in the light of the participating countries and their trade.  Notes that grasping the full implications of a proposal such as the free trade area of the Forum Island countries requires an understanding of how the proposed arrangement may interact with the members' trade relations with their major developed country economic partners.  c1/21/02kJOY_D