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Toward Free Trade in the Americas Table of Contents Presentation   Introduction and Summary Main Findings of Report Chapter I: Merchandise Trade in the Americas   Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean Trade in North America Chapter II: Trade and Integration Arrangements in the Americas Economic Integration: A Typology Customs Unions Free Trade Agreements Preferential Agreements Sectoral Agreements (Regional Scope and Partial Scope)   Chapter III: Commonality and Divergence in Existing Arrangements General Considerations Liberalization, Access and Trade Regulations Services, Procurement, Investment and Intellectual Property Special Areas (Energy, Autos, Textiles and Agriculture) Chapter IV: Protection, Preferential Tariffs and Rules of Origin Protection Policies in the Americas Rules of Origin and Preferential Markets Towards a Common Policy on Rules of Origin   Chapter V: Regionalism and the Multilateral Trading System The Nature of the Problem Regionalism in the GATT/WTO System Regionalism in the Western Hemisphere   Chapter VI: Hemispheric Free Trade and the Less Developed Countries Free Trade and Developing Countries The Issue Today The Need for a Fresh Approach   Chapter VII: The Road Ahead The FTAA Building Blocks The Negotiating Approach The Role of the OAS The Tripartite Cooperation Mechanism Top | Continuation

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