Scholars and observers alike agree that the European Union has weakened national parliaments. This article posits that such a view, while generally accurate, ignores ways in which the EU has helped national parliaments in their function as regulators of society. It identifies two key mechanisms:...

Despite their controversial political relationship, Taiwan and China remain very much entwined economically. This timely volume explores the complicated state of economic and trade relations between the two countries, meticulously unravelling the issue's various threads and presenting an...

Cross-Strait linkages : historical perspective and empirical evidence / Richard C.K. Burdekin, Yijing Shen and Hsin-hui I.H. Whited -- A comparison between the CEPA and the ECFA / Yun-Wing Sung -- Assessing the impacts of the integration of the ICT investments of Taiwan and China upon economic...

The book explores the implications of both the extension of the market into key parts of the Chinese economy and the integration of China into the global economy. The main focus of the book is on the role and nature of China's financial system and its ability to transform enterprise and...