ASEAN Economic Bulletin articles from August 2003

ASEAN Economic Bulletin archives from August 2003

Economic integration between China and the ASEAN-5.
August 1, 2003... I. Introduction Economic integration is typically considered in terms of real and financial integration. That is, to what extent are goods and services on the one hand, and financial capital on the other, free to move between countries?...

Measuring economy-wide impacts of a financial shock.
August 1, 2003... I. Introduction The onset of the Asian financial shock in the summer of 1997 led to a simultaneous contraction of almost all sectors of production in the crisis-hit country. While the theory of propagation mechanisms from the financial to...

Current account reversal during a currency crisis: the Malaysian experience.
August 1, 2003... I. Introduction During the 1997-98 East Asian financial crisis, the affected economies experienced a massive outflow of portfolio capital. To effect the transfer of such financial resources, the current account of the balance of payments...

Determinants of supply of non-oil exports in Brunei Darussalam.
August 1, 2003... I. Introduction Brunei Darussalam (hereafter Brunei) is a small country at the northern tip of the Borneo Island in Southeast Asia, with a population of about 348,800 in the year 2002 (Government of Brunei Darussalam 2003). The country is...

Total factor productivity growth of industrial state-owned enterprises in Vietnam, 1976-98.
August 1, 2003... I. Introduction With the launch of comprehensive economic reforms under Doi Moi, Vietnam has been able to achieve a relatively high rate of economic growth, especially over the 1990s. The annual growth rate of the gross domestic product...

U.S.-Singapore free trade agreement: implications for ASEAN.(Research Notes)
August 1, 2003... The signing of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Singapore on 8 May 2003 is one of the culminations of Singapore's overall trade initiatives and economic strategy,...

The India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA): a good beginning towards an enduring economic relationship.
August 1, 2003... Introduction The past decade has witnessed a significant expansion in bilateral economic relations between Singapore and India. Thus, while the total bilateral merchandise trade between the two countries trebled during 1991-2002, reaching...

India-ASEAN Partnership in an Era of Globalization.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi: 2003. Pp. 267. Since the end of the Cold War and the initiation of India's Look East Policy, India-ASEAN relations have progressed from...

Japan and China: Cooperation, Competition and Conflict.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Edited by Hanns Gunther Hilpert and Rene Haak. Hampshire and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Pp. 233. This book is a collection of ten essays on economic relations between Japan and China. The main theme is whether these relations will...

China's Economy into the New Century: Structural Issues and Problems.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Edited by John Wong and Lu Ding. Singapore and London: Singapore University Press and World Scientific, 2002. Pp. 450. The editors and twelve other scholars have combined to write an introduction and sixteen additional chapters that...

Globalization and SMEs in East Asia.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Edited by Charles Harvie and Boon-Chye Lee. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2002. Pp. 318. The title of this book highlight three key terms: Globalization, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and East Asia, and my review of the book will be...

Globalization and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Nagesh Kumar. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. 257. This book is a valuable addition to the large literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) policies in developing countries. Traditionally, the focus of these policies has...