Asia Pacific Readings in International Economic Relations describes the main historical, theoretical and policy developments leading to closer economic integration and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region. With an introduction to the issues by Ross Garnaut and Peter Drysdale, this book brings together a representative part of the literature that has emerged from analysis of Asia Pacific regio…
This book was the first in a major series examining Global Economic Institutions and contrasts regional economic integration in the Asia Pacific Region and in Europe. In the Asia Pacific Region at the time of publication, regionalism was developing by means of 'open regionalism', constructed through the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Process). This was different from the regionalism wh…
This volume provides a detailed up-to-date analysis of the strategic issues and policy options of China's accession to the WTO. Quantitative analysis demonstrates how tariff reduction resulting from China's accession to the WTO will benefit the Chinese economy as well as the rest of the world. The book argues that there is no single trade policy initiative likely to result in larger gains in in…