historical developments (Ireland's success story), an evaluation of current trends (role of China) and an investment promotion …

enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's productivity and living standards. This book evaluates the main …

-lasting growth in East Asia's Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs). Drawing from the experiences of Hong Kong, South Korea …

Although it has been previously accepted that Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan have achieved the … factor productivity (TFP) growth and aims to identify the sources of output growth in these East Asian economies. Chia … are compared. Using sensitivity tests to consolidate the findings of this study and a comparison with earlier TFP studies …

The US policy of supporting a democratic Taiwan while simultaneously engaging China is a delicate and complex balance … amid the emerging power of China continues to change the paradigm. The contributors to this volume explore the political …

particular reference to China and Japan assuming 'regional leader actor' roles. Key issues discussed by the list of distinguished … contributors include: the extent to which there is an East Asian region to lead, China-Japan relations, different aspects of Japan … and China's positions in the East Asia region, how the seemingly inexorable rise of China is being addressed within the …

pt. 1. China as a growth engine of Asia and the world -- pt. 2. Impacts on Korea's economy -- pt. 3. Impacts on Korean … impact of China's rise and the consequent policy challenges. …