India is not only the world\'s largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India\'s remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion....

The slow progress of the GATT negotiations, developing countries\' experience of trade liberalization in the 1980s and recent dramatic changes in Eastern Europe have all revived interest in regional integration....

The recent proliferation of free trade areas and customs unions in the world trading system has led to an explosive revival of interest in the economic analysis of Preferential Trade Arrangements (PTAs)....