Asian Economy and Finance A Post-Crisis Perspective [Hardcover]

This book offers the newest knowledge related to relevant themes on the Asian economies as well as the latest concepts. In a succinct manner, it deals with the principal normative and positive strands with which one need to be properly familiar in this subject area. The tightly written volume covers a great deal of ground and imparts knowledge on the Asian economy related themes to students, researchers and policy makers alike.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1: ASIAN ECONOMY: THE HERITAGE1.1 Past is Prelude to the Future1.2 Alternative Historical Perspective on Asian Economy1.3 Economic Linkages and Interactions in the Second Millennium1.4 Quantitative Dimensions of Growth1.5 Past Trends in Trade1.6 Industrial Revolution and Its Aftermath1.7 Asian Economic 'Miracle' of the Post-War II Era1.8 Summary and Conclusion2: ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IN ASIA2.1 Heterogeneity2.2 High-Performing Economic Sub-Groups2.3 Regional Economies and Economic Groupings2.4 Japan-the Domineering Regional Economy2.5 Contrasting the Two Populous Giants2.6 Newly Industrialized Asian Economies2.7 Southeast Asian Economies2.8 Post-Crisis Performance2.9 Summary and Conclusions3: MARKET-DRIVEN REGIONALIZATION IN ASIA3.1 Introduction3.2 Trends in Intra-Regional Trade and Investment3.3 Impact of Other RIAs on the Asia-Pacific Economies3.4 Need for Regional Co-operation in the Aftermath of the Crisis3.5 Impediments to Regionalization3.6 Conclusions and Summary4: CONTEMPORARY INITIATIVES IN INSTITUTIONALIZED REGIONAL INTEGRATION4.1 Regional Integration and the Global Economy4.2 Agglomeration or Clustering Effect4.3 Institutionalized Regional Economic Integration4.4 ASEAN-Plus-Three Grouping4.5 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum4.6 Bilateral Trade Agreements4.7 Summary and Conclusion5: TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND THE LINKAGES AMONG THEM5.1 Outer-Orientation: The Strategic Stance5.2 Trade Performance5.3 Growing Cohesion in Trading Pattern5.4 Competitivenels#