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Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and trade partners go far beyond mere elimination of tariffs to include such diverse issues as non-tariff barriers, competition legislation, investment protection, and more. Implementing such provisions requires deep institutional and...
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This paper provides an overview of the energy transition in Asia. It sets out the underlying drivers and how these set … energy transition priorities in China, India, and South East Asia. It particularly describes the role of (liquefied) natural … predicted alignment with fuel types appear to match the energy investment decisions well for China, India, and South East Asia. …
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This study provides an overview of the use of natural gas and liquefied natural gas in Asia, both historic, current …, and with an outlook for the future. Traditionally, Asia has been a strong liquefied natural gas producing region as well … energy transition, and how these affect the role of (and demand for) gas going forward in Asia. Asia is expected to be the …
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of Asia between themselves and the rest of the world over the past millennium, paying particular attention to: the Pax … final section discusses the comparative evolution of Europe and Asia and the question of why the Industrial Revolution did … not first occur in Asia. …
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countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … insecurity in this part of Asia remain. These challenges remain in a context of relatively advanced urbanization, strongly …
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Macroeconomic strategies and policies have differed significantly among Asian countries over the last fifty years, and yet some common issues recur despite their immense diversity in inherited historical initial conditions, differences in political systems, geo-political situations, location and...
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This paper identifies historic patterns in the dialectic between nationalism and development across various East, South, and Southeast Asian nations. Nationalism as the rationale for development is used by regimes to achieve high levels of growth, but also generates exclusivism and hostilities,...
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This paper analyses the dramatic spread of education and healthcare in Asia and also the large variations in that …
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How have economic development, employment, and labour markets in Asian countries interacted since the publication of Myrdal's Asian Drama? Myrdal rejected, the western approach to and definition of employment and emphasized the role of "informal" employment, but he underestimated the effects of...
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Using a comparative frame that draws on the variation of developmental trajectories in Asia from Northeast Asia to … China to Southeast Asia and to India, this paper explores the changing role of the state in these countries and the … possibilities for state action in Asia have been shaped by geo-political context and colonial heritage. We analyse the ways in which …
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