While the financial crisis of 2008-2009 led to the great collapse of international trade, the European debt crisis in 2010-2013 did not have such a drastic impact on trade. The collapse has been studied a lot in recent empirical literature, but the European debt crisis has not been investigated...

Singapore's rapid evolution from a modest trading post under colonial rule into a prosperous, self-confident nation is one of the notable success stories of the second half of the 20th century. International trade and investment linkages have been the cornerstones of the city-state's economic...

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...