Trade policy issues in Asian development / / Prema-chandra Athukorala

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783801603321
• Autore: Athukoralge Premachandra
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• ISBN: 1-134-70122-5; 0-429-23085-0; 0-203-39843-2; 1-134-70123-3; 1-280-32346-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia
• Disciplina: 382/.3/095
• Soggetti: International economic relations; Asia Commercial policy; Asia Foreign economic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p.222-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Trade policy and economic development: background and overview; Trade policy and development; Trade policy reforms and industrial restructuring in Sri Lanka; Export-oriented industrialisation, growth and equity in Malaysia; Structural adjustment reforms, saving and investment in India; Linkages and gains from export growth: issues and evidence from Indonesia; Foreign investment and export-oriented industrialisaton; Export-oriented foreign direct investment: a typology with evidence from Sri Lanka; Multinationals and export performance: analytical issues and empirical evidenceMultinationals, employment and real wages in Malaysian manufacturing; Export orientation and the world economy; Demand and supply factors in agricultural exports; The demand for NIC exports: does the small country assumption hold?; Terms of trade for manufactured exports from developing countries; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This study examines issues of trade policy in the light of the experience of developing Asian economies. Case studies highlight rapidly ; unfolding issues in trade and development with reference to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.The issues explored include trade liberalization and industrial adjustment, employment and equity outcomes of export-oriented industrialization, the impact of structural adjustment reforms on savings and investment and the role of foreign direct investment in export expansion.