Global Change and East Asian Policy Initiatives

by Shahid Yusuf; M. Anjum Altaf; Kaoru Nabeshima

• ISBN13: 9780821356203
• ISBN10: 0821356208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

The book is a collection of studies by leading experts in such fields as corporate and political governance, economic policy, globalization, higher education, legal reform, regional integration, and social protection. The studies reflect the most current thinking and research on global, regional, and national policies of relevance to East Asian economies. It is an important resource for policymakers, researchers and students interested in East Asia.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xiii
1 What Globalization Means for East Asia	1	(24)
M. Anjum Altaf and Shahid Yusuf
2 Hanging Together? On Monetary and Financial Cooperation	25	(38)
Barry Eichengreen
3 Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: A Role for Regionalism	63	(58)
Eisuke Sakakibara and Sharon Yamakawa
4 New Regional Trading Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region	121	(70)
John Gilbert, Robert Scollay, and Bait Bora
5 Harmonizing Competition Policies	191	(48)
Peter Lloyd, Kerrin Vautier, and Paul Crampton
6 The Public Sector	239	(54)
Cartes Boix
7 Corporate Governance, Industrial Policy, and the Rule of Law	293	(44)
Dwight H. Perkins
8 Governance and the Internet	337	(28)
Richard Rose
9 Education for Growth: Deepening or Widening?	365	(26)
Howard Pack
10 Venture Capital Industries	391	(38)
Martin Kenney, Kyonghee Han, and Shoko Tanaka
Index	429	(22)
About the Editors	451