This collection examines new developments in economic and security co-operation in the Asia-Pacific in relation to two recent 'shock' events that have significantly impacted upon the region, these being the 1997/98 East Asian financial crisis and the September 11 attacks on the United States....

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of intra-industry trade in manufactures between Thailand and other APEC countries. A 3-digit Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) data for the period 1980-1999 is employed in the analyses. Tests of various hypotheses of the...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- The Contributors -- 1. Introductory Overview -- I. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement -- 2. The Origins and Evolution of TPP Trade Negotiations -- 3. The Political Economy of Joining TPP: The Case of...

This article discusses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) and what influences APEC has on the practice of employment relations in the Asia-Pacific region and how this might develop in the years ahead. The article adopts a broad political economy approach and draws comparisons...

Up to this point, Taiwan has had discriminatory trade and investment policies towards China, severely limiting economic engagement across the Straits. Not having free and open trade with China, one of the largest and most important parts of the East Asian economy, has resulted in Taiwan...

Korean Abstract: 최근 국제무역환경은 다자무역체제의 약화와 거대경제권간 자유무역협정(FTA: Free Trade Agreement)의 추진 및 복수국간 지역경제통합 논의 등으로 요약된다. 미국과 EU의 범대서양무역투자동반자협정(TTIP: Trans-Atlantic...

"Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in Asia and the Pacific region, namely Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States (US), and Viet Nam....