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Transforming East Asia. The Evolution of Regional Economic Integration.
MUNAKATA, NAOKO. Stock ID: 98131 xix + 258pp, notes, index, paperback. East Asian economic integration is on the rise. In the past decade, all of the region’s powers have begun negotiating free trade agreements with their neighbours. They are also exploring broader regional options, such as the creation of an East Asian summit or free trade area. These developments have not always been welcomed by observers in other parts of the world. Some fear that they mark a turn away from integration into the global economy and herald the emergence of a closed, inward-looking bloc. Drawing on two decades of experience as an economic official and trade negotiator, Munakata argues that East Asian integration has little to do with either defensiveness or anti-western sentiment. Instead, she maintains, it reflects pragmatic calculations of economic interest, as well as a desire to build trust and a sense of community across the region. Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 98131) ... more |
AU$46.95 |
| The Pacific Economy. Growth and External Stability.
ARIFF, MOHAMED. Stock ID: 49175 Tables, xvi + 323pp, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. Collection of essays including: Economic Stability and growth in the Pacific: an overview - Ross Garnaut; The Japanese Economy and Pacific Development; Macroeconomic management in the ASEAN countries - Mari Pangestu; Exchange rate regimes and practices: Malaysian perspectives - Lin See Yan. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 49175) ... more |
AU$22.00 |
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| Japan and Greater China. Political Economy and Military Power in the Asian Century.
AUSTIN, GREG, AND STUART HARRIS. Stock ID: 94296 Map, xv+368pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. A new vision of wealth and power has taken root in the bilateral diplomacy of Japan and China - one that emphasises sustainability for the long term , avoidance of the upheaval of war, and integration into a multi-layered global, regional, and bilateral order. This book is the first to analyse the contemporary Japan-China relationship within this comprehensive perspective. It argues that the relationship has been shaped not only by exclusively bilateral concerns but also by a range of factors well beyond that. Many of these have their roots in domestic political choices, especially economic imperatives. China has swallowed its pride and sought to exploit Japan's economic superiority for its own purposes, and economic relations have blossomed - however unequal or one sided these remain. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 94296) ... more |
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| E-Commerce in the Asian Context
LAFOND, RENALD, SINHA, CHALTALI Stock ID: 100475 Paperback . Selected Case Studies E-Commerce has been receiving considerable attention in Asia. The Pan Asia Networking programme in International Development Research Centre, Canada commissioned a series of four studies to investigate the issues related to this business paradigm. The series was embarked to obtain an understanding of the lessons learned and future developments., E-Commerce in Asia has been receiving considerable attention as a result of the proliferation of Internet connectivity and technologies in the region. In response to this trend, the Pan Asia Networking (PAN) programme in IDRC (International Development Research Centre) Canada commissioned a series of four studies to investigate the various economic, social, methodological, and security issues related to this emerging business paradigm. The scope of these reports ranges from the policy environment in Vietnam, to the empowerment of rural women artisan groups in Southern India. The series was embarked upon as an exploration into the technical and socio-economic achievements and challenges faced by e-commerce in Asia, and to obtain a broad understanding of the lessons learned and future developments of this dynamic business model. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 100475) ... more |
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An APEC Trade Agenda? The Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific.
MORRISON, CHARLES E. AND EDUARDO PEDROSA. Stock ID: 102479 256pp, index, paperback. The proposal for an Asia-Pacific-wide free trade agreement is one of the oldest ideas for promoting mutually beneficial regional cooperation dating back to the mid-1960s. In more recent times, the idea has found new support for two main reasons: as a plan B to the stumbling Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round of WTO negotiations; and as a solution to the noodle bowl of bilateral agreements in the region. This report assesses the political feasibility of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) proposal and looks at alternative modalities for achieving free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific. The report includes trade policy perspectives from the three largest economies of the region: the United States, China and Japan, lessons from similar proposals such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), possible convergence among the many preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the region, and alternative approaches to regional economic integration. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 102479) ... more |
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| Impedients to Trade in Services. Measurement and Policy Implications.
FINDLAY, CHRISTOPHER AND TONY WARREN. (EDITED BY). Stock ID: 73445 391pp, references, index, title and first leaf of contents leaf very slightly stained along lower edge. Good copy. Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia. Chapter headings include: The Services Sector in Output and in International Trade - Jong-Soon Kang; Assessing Barriers to Services Sector Investment - Leanne Holmes and Alexis Hardin; The Identification of Impedients to Trade and Investment in Telecommunications Services - Tony Warren; A Price-Impact Measure of Impedients to Trade in Telecommunications Services - Ray Trewin. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73445) ... more |
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| The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia. Seventh Annual Report of the Consultative Committee.
[COLOMBO PLAN]. Stock ID: 77476 vii + 196pp, numerous black and white tables and graphs, little pencilling preface, name of prior owner pencilled in front free endpaper, light foxing edges, wrappers patchily faded particularly at spine, insect damage to spine and and inner margins of covers, bump to foot of spine. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77476) ... more |
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| The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and South-East Asia. Fourth Annual Report of the Consultative Committee.
[COLOMBO PLAN]. Stock ID: 77479 iii + 175pp, numerous black and white tables and graphs, occasional pencilling, signature of prior owner upper wrapper, foxing to edges, marks upper wrapper, wrappers patchily faded, particularly at spine. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77479) ... more |
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| The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and South-East Asia. Ninth Annual Report of the Consultative Committee.
[COLOMBO PLAN]. Stock ID: 77481 ix + 235pp, numerous black and white tables and graphs, neat signature front free endpaper, wrappers patchily faded, crease to lower corner lower wrapper, some marks to edges, tail of spine damaged. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77481) ... more |
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| The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and South-East Asia. Eleventh Annual Report of the Consultative Committee.
[COLOMBO PLAN]. Stock ID: 77482 Numerous black and white tables and graphs including one folding, xv + 247pp, name of prior owner upper corner upper wrapper, wrappers patchily faded, faint water stain to lower corner not obscuring text. Reports on economic development in the Federation of Malaya, north Borneo, Sarawak and Indonesia, among other countries. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77482) ... more |
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Asia Future Shock. Business Crisis and Opportunity in the Coming Years.
BACKMAN, MICHAEL. Stock ID: 122719 x + 188pp, index, dustjacket, marks on endpaper. The transformation of China, India, and much of the rest of Asia is seismic. Never has the region changed so much in such a short time. But change means opportunity and risk - big risk. Do you know what to expect? Is your business prepared? Are you ready? This book is designed for corporate strategists and scenario builders, to alert them to these and other major shifts, and to identify the opportunities and risks. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 122719) ... more |
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Asian Economic Recovery: Policy Options for Growth and Stability.
YAM, TAN KONG. Stock ID: 127595 300pp, paperback. The traditional Asian economic model was characterized by the strategy of state-directed, rapid industrial catching-up. The first-growth period for Japan was 1953-73, while that for the NIEs (Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) was 1966-86. Between 1987 and 1996, prior to the Asian financial crisis, there was indication that Southeast Asia and coastal China had been replicating the same Asian economic model. While showing a considerable degree of success, the developmental model has its shortcomings, and the financial crisis in 1997-98 exposed the flaws in the economic and political structure. However, with IMF financial assistance, steady improvement in the trade balance, rising foreign reserves, and gradual corporate and banking restructuring, economic recovery began to take place in 1999 and 2000. This is a collection of papers presented at the Conference on "Asia in Economic Recovery: Policy Options for Growth and Stability", organized by the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, in June 1999. It discusses the issues and policy options regarding Asia's economic recovery. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127595) ... more |
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ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age.
FRANK, ANDRE GUNDER. Stock ID: 73432 Maps, xxix + 416pp, references, index, slight soiling to edges, minor extremities wear, little sunning to spine, good paperback copy. "Frank explains the Rise of the West from 1400 forward in world economic and demographic terms, with a sweeping historical perspective that places it in clear conjunction with the Decline of the East around 1800. European states, he says, used the silver extracted from the American colonies to buy entry into an expanding Asian market, which already flourished in the global economy by means of the very productive commercial and institutional mechanisms that were supposedly unique to Europe. Then, as the East entered into a declining phase of the cyclical world economy, the nations of the West resorted to import substitution and export promotion in the world market to become Newly Industrializing Economies." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73432) ... more |
AU$22.00 |