1st Edition

Globalisation and its Economic Consequences Looking at APEC Economies

Edited By Shujiro Urata, Ha Thi Thanh Doan Copyright 2022
264 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in Asia and the Pacific region, namely Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States (US), and Vietnam. The eight selected countries are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and yet... Read more

1. Introduction and Overview  2. Economic Consequences of Globalisation: The Australian Framework for Reforms  3. Processing Trade, Trade Liberalisation, and Opening Up: China’s Miracle of International Trade  4. The Economic Impact of Globalisation in Indonesia  5. The Impact of Economic Globalisation on Firm Performance and the Labour Market: Evidence from Japan  6. Globalisation and Economic Development: Malaysia’s Experience  7. Economic Consequences of Globalisation: Case Study of Thailand  8. The Economic Consequences of Globalisation in the United States  9. Economic Consequences of Trade and Investment Liberalisation: The Case of Viet Nam

Biography

Shujiro Urata is Professor Emeritus, at Waseda University, Japan and a Senior Research Advisor at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Indonesia.

Ha Thi Thanh Doan is an Economist at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Indonesia.