2.Outward Orientation as an alternative strategy for development
3.Japan and the Asian Tigers
Section 2: Successors of ‘East Asian Model’
4.Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
5.China: an emerging giant
6.India’s growth path
Section 3: Challenges
7.Asian to global crisis
8.Poverty and Urbanization in Asia
Kankesu Jayanthakumaran is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Wollongong. His research addresses knowledge and statistical gaps in relation to trade integration, industrial growth, poverty reduction, and sustainable environment.