Globalization and Economic Integration: Winners and Losers in the Asia-Pacific - Hardcover

 
9781848448612: Globalization and Economic Integration: Winners and Losers in the Asia-Pacific
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1848448619 ISBN 13: 9781848448612
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Given the importance of globalization in today’s world, this salutary and timely book explores how globalization is specifically shaping the Asia-Pacific. It investigates future prospects and challenges, identifies the key winners and losers, and concludes in many cases that the portents for globalization are not particularly promising.



Prominent economists and policy scholars examine a wide range of topics pertinent to globalization and economic integration in the Asia-Pacific, encompassing macroeconomic coordination and financial market integration; regionalism and preferential trade agreements; and immigration and labor markets, including gender issues and the impact of outsourcing. Through these analyses, the expert contributors illustrate the importance of market participants and regulators clearly understanding the risks associated with the present stage of globalization. They show that national policy makers need to reconfigure the regulatory framework following international lessons from previous financial crises experienced in the last two decades, and that financial literacy is essential for market participants, especially in emerging economies. Many of the issues discussed will prove useful in promoting the development of a new international financial architecture, comprising measures that will help reap the full benefits of globalization.



This stimulating and challenging book will strongly appeal to academics, advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and policy makers in the fields of Asian studies, international economics, and international business.

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About the Author

Edited by Noel Gaston, University of South Australia and Ahmed M. Khalid, Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848448619
ISBN 13 
9781848448612
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
304
Editor
Gaston Noel, Khalid Ahmed M.