Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) challenges and tasks for the twenty-first century (Routledge, 2000)
Edited versions of 12 papers presented at a PAFTAD conference held in Osaka, June 16-18 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction -- APEC ideas and reality; 2 Macroeconomic interdependence in the APEC region; 3 Trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation; 4 APEC and the millennium round; 5 APEC's relationship with its sub-regional trading arrangements; 6 Liberalisation of manufacturing sectors; 7 Malaysia's telecommunications services; 8 Liberalisation of the rice sector in Japan, Korea and Taiwan; 9 Ecotech at the heart of APEC; 10 Competition and deregulation policy areas in APEC.
Featuring contributions from distinguished groups of international academic experts, this book is essential reading for all those interested in political and economic developments in the Asia Pacific