Introduction and overview / Prema-chandra Athukorala -- Asian trade and investment : trends and patterns / Prema-chandra Athukorala and Hal Hill -- The spatial patterns of production and distribution networks in East Asia / Mitsuyo Ando and Fukunari Kimura -- Production fragmentation and...

While the role of telecommunication networks historically, and today broadband and the Internet, have been theoretically linked to economic growth, the empirical results have been mixed, giving rise again to the "productivity paradox." Many governments, particularly those in Southeast Asia, have...