East Asian Economies : : Transformation and Challenges / / ed. by Toshihiko Kawagoe, Sueo Sekiguchi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Endo, Seiji,; Kawagoe, Toshihiko,; Kim, Wan-Soon,; Kitagawa, Hiroshi,; Konishi, Hideki,; Kuo, Wen-Jeng,; Lim, Chee Peng,; Mutoh, Takahiko,; Sakurai, Makoto,; Sekiguchi, Sueo,; Xian-Chun, Zhang,; Yue, Chia Siow,
• HerausgeberIn: Kawagoe, Toshihiko,; Sekiguchi, Sueo,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (340 p.)

East Asia is regarded as growth centre in the world today, even as political tension in that region remains high. Economic growth has spilled over from Japan to the Asian newly industrialized economies, as well as to the middle-income countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) through foreign trade and investment. Despite economic growth, an East Asian multilateral security shceme was never created. Will this situation change in the new international environment? With these trends in mind, the collection of articles in this volume sheds light on economic and political issues of natural in East Asia. The articles discuss a comprehensive range of topics: Macroeconomic performance Foreign direct investment Tade policies Financial markets Security arrangements Surveys of recent developments in Southe Korea, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan. Integration within ASEAN focusing on AFTA and subregional co-operation. Integration of Indochinese economies in to greater Southeast Asian markets.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction: East Asian economies in transformation -- Part One. Studies of policy issues -- 2. East Asian security issues in the post -Cold War era -- 3. Macroeconomic performance of developing economies: A comparison of Korea, Thailand and the Philippines since 1966 -- 4. DFI and technology transfer in East Asia: Policies and their consequences -- 5. Financial liberalization in Asian countries -- 6. East Asian trade and investment policies -- 7. East Asian agricultural trade and protectionism -- 8. International labour migration and economic development under increasing returns to scale -- Part Two. Regional and country studies -- 9. Progress and issues in ASEAN economic integration -- 10. ASEAN-Indochina relations: Prospects and scope for enhanced economic co-operation -- 11. The Korean economy in distress: Major issues and challenges in the 1990s -- 12. China's open policy and its return to GATT -- 13. Prospects and policy options from Taiwan's perspective -- Contributors