This book looks at the impact of OECD-country policies on East Asia in a variety of areas: trade, investment, agriculture, finance and aid, as well as macroeconomic policies and regional co-operation. Further, and most importantly, the book examines the interaction of these OECD-country policies...

Clusters of firms and related organizations in a range of industry specializations are a striking feature of the economic landscape in all countries. Their growth and survival depends on internal processes of specialization, cooperation and rivalry, and knowledge flows that underpin the...

Das Buch beinhaltet 11 Artikel, die sich mit wirtschaftspolitischen Problemstellungen des EU-Beitritts einiger osteuropäischer Länder beschäftigen, die im Rahmen des ifo/ifW-Symposiums am 09./10. Juli 2001 in Budapest erörtert wurden. Ein Schwerpunkt der Vorträge und der Diskussionen...