The book provides a detailed analysis of the nature and determinants of finance and trade and their relationship with Africa’s competitiveness. Investment is examined in its various forms (financial vs. physical), and sources (private, public, domestic and FDI), as well as its relation to the...

1 Framework of the SREB Initiative -- 2 Connectivity Construction -- 3 Trade and Investment Facilitation -- 4 Industrial Cooperation and Upgrading -- 5 Construction and Upgrading of Urbanization in Western China -- 6 Regionalization and Internationalization of Currency -- 7 Guarantee Mechanism...

I. Introduction and overview. 1. Drysdale, Peter ; Ishigaki, Kenichi: New issues in East Asian economic integration. II. Regionalism and regional integration. 2. Findlay, Christopher: Old issues in new regionalism. 3. Hosono, Akio ; Nishijima, Shoji: Regional integration in Asia and Latin...