Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations have formally implemented the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), establishing the world's largest free trade bloc. Sweeping across prominent economies including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the ASEAN members, RCEP encompasses about 30% of global GDP and approximately 30% of the global population.
Evaluate the economic consequences of the expansion of regional trading blocs, such as RCEP, on global trade patterns and the multilateral trading system.
103 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 4.1 International economics, covering 4.1.1 Globalisation, 4.1.2 Specialisation and trade, 4.1.3 Pattern of trade, 4.1.4 Terms of trade, 4.1.5 Trading blocs and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), 4.1.6 Restrictions on free trade, 4.1.7 Balance of payments, 4.1.8 Exchange rates, and 4.1.9 International competitiveness. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.