Seit Mitte der achtziger Jahre hat sich ein grundlegender Wandel in der außenwirtschaftlichen Struktur Japans vollzogen. Mit der rapiden Yen-Aufwertung begannen japanische Unternehmen verstärkt in der asiatisch-pazifischen Region zu produzieren und deren komparative Vorteile für ihre...

Intuitively, we might expect that security would be broadly conceived in the same way across the world. And yet even the way the security of the state is understood is quite different from the predominant ‘Western’ model in some parts of Asia in particular. Indeed, the constituent...

This paper attempts to explain why growth rates and why growth levels differ so much among the 17 economies in East Asia. The EGOIN theory, the Triple C Theory and the S Curve Theory are used in the explanation. The three hypotheses in the three cognate theories are also tested for their general...

Over recent decades, Australia’s trade has become increasingly oriented toward east Asia (excluding Japan). Rapid growth in economies from this region is often attributed to their export-oriented policies, with the volume of east Asian exports having increased six-fold over the past 20...