The European Union and ASEAN : trade and investment issues /
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| Imprint: | New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000. |
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| Description: | xix, 250 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4312297 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Section I. The Macroeconomic Picture
- 1. Bridging Two Continents: EU-ASEAN Trade and Investment
- Introduction
- ASEAN and the 'East Asian Miracle'
- EU Trade Policies Towards ASEAN
- An Analysis of EU-ASEAN Trade
- Implications of the Asian Financial Crisis
- Concluding Remarks
- 2. Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN: an Historical Perspective
- Introduction
- ASEAN Industrialization Strategies during the Colonial Era
- ASEAN Industrialization Strategies during the Post-Independence Era
- Trends of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN
- Regionalism, and its Implications for Investment in ASEAN
- Concluding Remarks
- 3. Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN: a Contemporary Perspective
- Introduction
- The Investment Strategies of Transnational Corporations in ASEAN prior to the Asian Financial Crisis
- Results from the Bradford ASEAN Survey
- The Post-Crisis Investment Strategies of Transnational Corporations in ASEAN
- Concluding Remarks
- 4. ASEAN's Outward Direct Investment in Europe
- Introduction
- Government Policies on Outward Investment
- Flows of Outward Direct Investment from the ASEAN Countries
- Stocks of Outward Direct Investment from the ASEAN Countries
- An Analysis of Outward Direct Investment by ASEAN Companies
- Concluding Remarks
- Section II. The Asian Financial Crisis
- 5. Financial Upheaval in the ASEAN Countries: a European Perspective
- Introduction
- Theoretical Considerations
- The European Monetary System Crisis of 1992-93
- The Asian Currency Crisis of 1997
- What is at Stake for the European Union?
- The Asian Crisis: a Missed Opportunity for the European Union?
- 6. The Banking Crisis and Competitiveness in the Asian Economies
- Introduction
- An Assessment of the Crisis
- The Flaws in the Asian Model of Industrialization
- The IMF Rescue Packages
- Criticisms of the Conditions Attached to the IMF Rescue Packages
- The Future Prospects for Asia
- What Future Model for Developing Countries?
- Section III. Microeconomic Perspectives
- 7. Floating Market: Currency Crises and ASEAN Tourism Exports
- Introduction
- Tourism: a Global Overview
- Thailand: a Case Study of Tourism in ASEAN
- The Economic Impact of Tourism
- The Feasibility of Expanding Tourism in Thailand
- Conclusions: Can Tourism Help?
- 8. The Effects of Outward Direct Investment on the Performance of Locally-Controlled Companies in Malaysia
- Introduction
- The Regulatory Background
- Data Sources on Malaysian Outward Direct Investment
- Theoretical Considerations
- Empirical Analysis
- Concluding Remarks
- 9. The Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam: an Analysis of its Determinants
- Introduction
- Economic Reform and its Impact on Foreign Direct Investment
- Trends in Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam
- The Choice of Location within Vietnam
- Concluding Remarks
- Section IV. The Future
- 10. Enlargement to Include Formerly Centrally Planned Economies: ASEAN and the European Union Compared
- Introduction
- Enlargement of ASEAN and the European Union
- Transition in Asia and in Europe
- Competition and Complementarity
- Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Index
