1st Edition

Institutions for Economic Reform in Asia

Edited By Philippa Dee Copyright 2010
256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the same way that no economy starts out with the best set of economic policies, no economy starts out with the best institutions to support the policy-making process. Instead, they inherit institutions that reflect their own unique culture and history. The task of structural reform has to be addressed, therefore, in the context of domestic economic and political institutions and processes.... Read more

1. Introduction Peter Drysdale  2. What is structural reform? Philippa Dee  3. Possible elements of a reform agenda Philippa Dee  4. The role of institutions in structural reform Philippa Dee  5. Accelerating economic reform in Japan: The role of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Mitsuo Hosen  6. The policy determinants of structural reform in Australia Gary Banks and Bernard Wonder  7. The policy development process and the agenda for effective institutions in the Philippines Gilberto M. Llanto  8. Economic reforms in Indonesia after the economic crisis Hadi Soesastro, Haryo Aswicahyono and Dionisius A. Narjoko  9. Enhancing institutions and improving regulation: The Malaysian case Shankaran Nambiar  10. Gridlock: Regulatory regimes in the Thai passenger transport sector Pich Nitsmer  11. Institutional changes for private sector development in Vietnam Vo Tri Thanh and Nguyen Tu Anh  12. China’s economic reform: Success, problems and challenges He Fan  13. A strategy for regional cooperation to promote structural reform Hadi Soesastro

Biography

Philippa Dee is Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at Australian National University.