Economists have long recognized the gains from international trade. The question is, does international trade -- or more broadly, globalization -- increase growth? Notwithstanding the debates, there are still many questions, old and new, need to be explored in order to improve our understanding on various aspects of globalization, including its consequences. This book addresses some of these questions, utilizing micro datasets of some East Asian countries. The focus on East Asia is particularly interesting for the reason that most of these countries have relatively more opened economies and...
Economists have long recognized the gains from international trade. The question is, does international trade -- or more broadly, globalization -- inc...
International production networks in manufacturing, particularly in machinery industries, have rapidly developed over the last two decades, resulting in dramatic increases in intra-regional and intra-industry trade, providing a key source of regional growth, integration and development in East Asia. This book provides a better understanding on how to effectively further increase SME participation in East Asian production networks, and in doing so identifies key challenges and issues that they need to address. This book aims to not only fill the theory-practice gap, but also to lay solid...
International production networks in manufacturing, particularly in machinery industries, have rapidly developed over the last two decades, resulti...
