Global Change and East Asian Policy

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.

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

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