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The Lancang-Mekong River Basin: Reflections on Cooperation Mechanisms Pertaining to a Shared Watercourse
Sunchindah, Apichai - eSocialSciences - 2013
The ambitious development plans for the Lancang-Mekong River Basin (LMRB) could have serious environmental, social, cultural and even geopolitical ramifications that could in turn destabilise the Mekong Subregion (MS). On the premise that frameworks for regional cooperation offer a viable route...
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The China-Japan-US Triangle
Vogel, Ezra F. - eSocialSciences - 2006
between the three great powers in the region: China, Japan and the United States. This paper discusses relations between China …, Japan and the United States since World War II. It looks at three periods of critical changes in their relations - 1947 to … fates of the three countries are interlinked. The challenge for the US-Japan-China triangle is to create the positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341800
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On the Road: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China
Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther; Qian, Nancy - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper estimates the effect of access to transportation networks on regional economic outcomes in China over a twenty-period of rapid income growth. It addresses the problem of the endogenous placement of networks by exploiting the fact that these networks tend to connect historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652075
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Technical Change, International Competitiveness, and Role of the State: Indian Machine Tool Industry's Experience
Kathuria, Vinish - eSocialSciences - 2009
The production of machine tools has long been associated with industrialisation besides a formidable factor of technical change and international competitiveness. This potent role of machine tool industry was amply recognised by several countries. As a consequence, they framed policies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964281
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Kerala Fights Clock in ASEAN Free-Trade Deal
Devraj, Ranjit - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543132
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Financial Integration in East Asia: How Far? How Much Further to Go?
Rajan, Ramkishen S.; Siregar, Reza Y.; Cavoli, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2006
, Singapore, Korea, China and Japan) as well as Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. These are the economies that have consciously …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528262
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Asian Century: A Comparative Analysis of Growth in China, India and other Asian Economies
Basu, Kaushik - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper argues that if the Chinese economy had failed, mainstream economics would have described this as completely predictable, given the extent and nature of involvement of the Chinese state in the functioning of markets and the economy. The fact that China has succeeded therefore should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752338
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Hostage to History: Japan-South Korea Relations
Edström, Bert - eSocialSciences - 2014
With the two leaders of Japan and South Korea having failed to hold an official meeting between them since coming to …- Korean ultra-nationalist protests in Japan while lingering grievances remain in South Korea. Gestures of goodwill as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133093
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Nationalist Sentiments Run High in Asian Territorial Disputes
Brennan, Elliot - eSocialSciences - 2012
Spot fire disputes have sparked across Asia, with the winds of nationalism spurring them on. If one flares up it could ignite a region. Escalating tensions should have mediators vigilant and with pails of water at the ready. With tensions escalating rapidly in Asia’s territorial disputes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133178
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China’s Rising Military Power and Its Implications
Liang, Jiao - eSocialSciences - 2012
The aim of this paper is to examine the driving forces behind China’s military modernization efforts followed by an assessment of the goals and foci of China’s military modernization at present and in the foreseeable future. The paper concludes with an analysis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133293