The Asian Pacific countries do not only show unparalled growth dynamics, they are also in the process of growing ever closer together. There is already talk of the creation of a new economic bloc. The following article analyses private direct investment in the Asian Pacific area, an element in...

The tremendous importance of small and medium-sized enterprises within the German economy is repeatedly stressed in policy discussions. That makes the disproportionately low level of involvement by SMEs in the Asian growth region stand out all the more prominently. What are the factors...

In 1986 the EEC's Generalized System of Preferences will be entering its 15th year. In line with the Community's decision for the granting of generalized tariff preferences for the period 1981-90 the time has come for an interim appraisal of the scheme with the aim of evaluating experiences...