General Dispute Resolution Provisions of the Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement

Author(s):  
Joel DAVIDOW ◽  
Joseph WHITLOCK
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-198
Author(s):  
Yafet Yosafet W. Rissy

Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA CEPA) telah berlaku efektif 5 July 2020. Artikel ini menyorot tujuan dan substansi IA-CEPA, mengulas tantangan keberadaan model free trade agreement in casu IA-CEPA dan memberikan tawaran strategi bagi Indonesia dalam pelaksanaan IA-CEPA. Secara umum, tujuan IA-CEPA adalah untuk mendorong peningkatan hubungan dagang, investasi, kerja sama ekonomi, kelancaran arus masuk dan keluar barang, jasa dan orang, termasuk penurun tarif hingga ke 0% dan penghapusan hambatan non-tarif lainnya. Tetapi dari pihak Indonesia, terdapat sejumlah tantangan fundamental yang perlu diselesaikan agar dapat menerima manfaat maksimal. Salah satu tantangan besar yang dihadapi Indonesia saat ini ialah besarnya defisit neraca perdagangan Indonesia terhadap Australia. Untuk mengatasi isu ini, sejumlah strategi perlu dipertimbangkan antara lain implementasi konsep economic powerhouse, peningkatan skilled workers dan menghadirkan pendidikan vocational berkualitas tinggi.


1997 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier ◽  
Laura W. Arnold ◽  
Christopher J. W. Zorn

A critical element of decision making is the timing of choices political actors make; often when a decision is made is as critical as the decision itself. We posit a dynamic model of strategic position announcement based on signaling theories of legislative politics. We suggest that members who receive clear signals from constituents, interest groups, and policy leaders will announce their positions earlier. Those with conflicting signals will seek more information, delaying their announcement. We test several expectations by examining data on when members of the House of Representatives announced their positions on the North American Free Trade Agreement. We also contrast the timing model with a vote model, and find that there are meaningful differences between the factors influencing the timing of position announcements and vote choice. Our research allows analysts to interpret the process leading up to the House action and the end state of that process.


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