TPP’s First-Mover Advantage

... All TPP countries are APEC economies. Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United States and Japan are G20 member-states. It is important to note that none of the provisions in the TPP agreement contradicts the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, TPP launches a process of highlighting the most sophisticated international trade rules that suit a limited group of interested participants. In the future these next-generation rules may serve as a tool for exclusion of non-participating economies from ...