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Record Nr.

UNINA9910508501303321

Autore

Findlay Christopher

Titolo

New Dimensions of Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-76046-475-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages)

Collana

Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series

Altri autori (Persone)

TangkitvanichSomkiat

Soggetti

Economics

International economics

Development economics & emerging economies

Political economy

Pacific Area Commerce Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Infrastructure connectivity and regional integration in Asia and the Pacific : evidence from a new index of economic integration -- 2. China's Belt and Road Initiative : contributions to connectivity -- 3. The connectivity of the Greater Mekong subregion : a view from the sky -- 4. The digital economy in Southeast Asia : emerging policy priorities and opportunities for regional collaboration -- 5. Connecting locals to locals : market discovery through e-commerce -- 6.  Digital connectivity in China and Asia : the case of mobile payments -- 7. The investment agenda.

Sommario/riassunto

There is no bigger policy agenda in the East Asian region than connectivity. Costs of international connectivity are indeed falling, in the movement of goods, services, people and data, leading to greater flows, and to the reorganisation of business and the emergence of new forms of international transactions.