Contents -- 1. Introduction: Economic Structure and External Orientation -- 1.1. Sectoral Growth -- 1.2. Employment and Income Distribution -- 1.3. Unit Labor and Business Costs -- 1.4. Development Strategies -- 1.5. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) -- 1.6. Structure of the Book -- 2. Foreign Direct...

Key Features:Includes contributions from top academic scholars and economic policy-makers on Asian monetary and financial policiesBroaches important issues of contemporary relevance on Asian monetary and financial issuesUtilizes rigorous techniques and latest available data, yet clearly written...

Southeast Asia witnessed a wide array of policy actions at the regional and international levels to unravel the ripple effects of the global economic downturn and to set a stage for a long-term recovery. Yet the quest for regional and global solutions has been hampered critically by the...