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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777374903321

Titolo

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) : challenges and tasks for the twenty-first century / / edited by Ippei Yamazawa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-59033-698-4

1-134-53770-0

1-134-53771-9

1-280-28161-8

9786610281619

0-203-40238-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Collana

PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

Altri autori (Persone)

YamazawaIppei

Disciplina

337.11823

337.159

Soggetti

Asian cooperation

Asian cooperation-- Congresses

Pacific Area cooperation

Economic History

Business & Economics

Asia Economic integration

Pacific Area Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction-APEC ideas and reality; 2 Macroeconomic interdependence in the APEC region; 3 Trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation; 4 APEC and the millennium round; 5 APEC's relationship with its sub-regional trading arrangements; 6 Liberalisation of manufacturing sectors; 7 Malaysia's telecommunications services; 8 Liberalisation of the rice sector in Japan, Korea and Taiwan; 9 Ecotech at the heart of APEC; 10 Competition and deregulation policy areas in APEC

11 Application of CGE modelling to analysis of environmental measures



in APEC12 APEC as an international institution; 13 Summary and recommendations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account of the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) organisation and examines the challenges APEC now faces in the new century. Subjects covered include:* the history of APEC* APEC and the latest WTO round* case-studies of countries in the region including China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan* APECs approach to competition and deregulation policy* assessment of APECs standing as an international institutionFeaturing contributions from distinguished groups of international academic experts, this book is ess