Abstract
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) offer a window on possible interesting developments regarding investment policy-making at the international level. The chapter analyzes first recent trends in the investment chapter of PTAs focusing in particular on some of the traditional investment disciplines such as protection, liberalisation and dispute settlement. The analysis then moves on to address a few specific issues with regard to each of the three traditional sets of investment disciplines that are likely to become central in future PTAs. Finally, the chapter explores novel approaches aimed at strengthening investment flows both in terms of quantity and quality, focusing in particular on certain key investment facilitation strategies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Concept Design of a Twenty-First Century Preferential Trade Agreements |
| Subtitle of host publication | Trends and Future Innovations |
| Editors | Kathleen Claussen, Manfred Elsig, Rodrigo Polanco |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 168 |
| Number of pages | 187 |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |