The outstanding world market success of East and Southeast Asian countries (ESAEs) provides lessons for Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) striving to penetrate Western markets, even though starting conditions were strikingly different between these country groups. While ESAEs...

The paper analyses sectoral patterns of intra-Asian trade for selected Asian countries as well as for sub-regions within Asia. Beyond a general trend towards manufactures, it reveals remarkable differences in specialisation profiles between lagging South Asian countries still concentrating on...

Brände in Textilfabriken und Selbstmorde bei Computer-Zulieferern machten jüngst deutlich: In asiatischen Werken, die für den europäischen und amerikanischen Markt produzieren, herrschen teilweise skandalöse Arbeitsbedingungen. Als Maßnahmen gegen diese Missstände werden Sozialkapitel in...

The paper analyses sectoral patterns of intra-Asian trade for selected Asian countries as well as for sub-regions within Asia. Beyond a general trend towards manufactures, it reveals remarkable differences in specialisation profiles between lagging South Asian countries still concentrating on...