Up to this point, Taiwan has had discriminatory trade and investment policies towards China, severely limiting economic … engagement across the Straits. Not having free and open trade with China, one of the largest and most important parts of the East …

This paper investigates public investment policy (mainly from the 1980s onwards) with a political-economic approach … public investment has been controlled by the government partys political incentive to win an election rather than in order to …) stepped down from government, the LDP had had a great influence on public investment allocation; however, following such a …

infrastructure development in the region and estimates the external effects of infrastructure investment. It also assesses … infrastructure in transport and communication. With annual investment of around US$800 billion in transport, communication, and …

, and rapid accumulations of funds that could be utilized for meeting these infrastructure investment needs, but Asian … markets and using development banking institutions to support infrastructure investment? Second, how can Asian public and …

This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi … investment is an important step in economic development, with improvements in transportation infrastructure boosting economic …

€”comprising the Northeastern People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of … intergovernmental cooperation for cross-border infrastructure investment is not as strong as in other subregional cooperation programs … various previously published estimates, this paper finds that the total infrastructure investment needs for the subregion …

€”comprising the Northeastern People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of … intergovernmental cooperation for cross-border infrastructure investment is not as strong as in other subregional cooperation programs … various previously published estimates, this paper finds that the total infrastructure investment needs for the subregion …

possibility of closing such gaps and linking the two regions through various trade and investment initiatives. The opportunities …

This paper summarizes the conceptual rationale for investment liberalization to fully exploit the potential of regional … trading arrangements. It goes on to examine the treatment of investment in emerging FTAs/RTAs in the Asia-Pacific region and … the specific investment provisions and their consistency with the existing multilateral provisions on investment, viz …

dynamics of cross border trade and investment in South Asia, exploring the potential for, and obstacles to, such trade through …