Causality and exogeneity between exports and economic growth : the case of Asian NICs -- The chaotic attractor of foreign direct investment : why China? : a panel data analysis -- FDI, exports, and GDP in East and Southeast Asia : panel data versus time-series causality analyses -- FDI, exports,...

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...

China ist keine ferne Bedrohung mehr, China ist da! Politisch und wirtschaftlich. Das Reich der Mitte ist ehrgeizig, schnell und gut organisiert, es ist innovativ wie das Silicon Valley und bestimmt zunehmend die internationalen Spielregeln. China setzt auf Wachstum und digitale Technologien und...

1. Introduction -- 2. How countries evade negotiation stalemate : assumptions of the conceptual framework -- 3. China -- 4. Japan -- 5. South Korea -- 6. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand -- 7. Conclusions.

"The rationale for this volume on China's Rise in Mainland ASEAN: New Dynamics and Changing Landscapes stems from the rise in recent years of China, ASEAN's giant neighbor, and in its wake the significant economic, political, and socio-cultural developments in the ASEAN region. In the last two...