This book is a collection of essays written by Ambassador, Professor Joergen Oerstroem Moeller from the middle of 2009 to end of 2012, commenting on global economic and political events, which reflect Moeller's judgment and evaluation on these issues.Readers get an overview to the collection of...

Key Features:Focus on ASEAN economic integration from a variety of perspectives (rather than just trade)Strong emphasis on the importance of institutions and economic integration as part of economic policy reform in the ASEAN countries.

Nowhere has the divide between advocates and critics of globalization been more striking than in debates over free trade and the environment. And yet the literature on the subject is high on rhetoric and low on results. This book is the first to systematically investigate the subject using both...

Intro -- U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN -- U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GLOBALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS AND U.S. POLICY -- SUMMARY -- A NEW PARADIGM -- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: MANUFACTURING IN THE 21ST CENTURY...

Intro -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- TABLES -- Table 2.1 OLS regression results for crisis impact versus exposure to potential transmission channels -- Table 2.2 World merchandise exports and imports by region, 2008-09 -- Table 2.3 World manufacturing exports by quarter,...