Trade, development, and political economy in East Asia : essays in honour of Hal Hill

This volume is a tribute to Professor Hal Hill, one of the most distinguished and internationally renowned Australian development economists and the single most important Australian figure in the networks that bind the Australian and Southeast Asian economics professions over the past four decades. The volume contains twelve original contributions by distinguished scholars who are at the forefront of their own subject areas. The contributions are thematically arranged into three parts to reflect Professor Hill’s wide-ranging research interests: trade policy issues central to the development policy debate, structural change and global economic integration in East Asian economies, and the political economy of development policy.

From China to Facebookistan, the Internet has transformed global commerce. A cyber-law expert argues that we must free Internet trade while simultaneously protecting consumers.

On the ancient Silk Road, treasure-laden caravans made their arduous way through deserts and mountain passes, establishing trade between Asia and the civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean. Today’s electronic Silk Roads ferry information across continents, enabling individuals and corporations anywhere to provide or receive services without obtaining a visa. But the legal infrastructure for such trade is yet rudimentary and uncertain. If an event in cyberspace occurs at once everywhere and nowhere, what law applies? How can consumers be protected when engaging with companies across the world?

In this accessible book, cyber-law expert Anupam Chander provides the first thorough discussion of the law that relates to global Internet commerce. Addressing up-to-the-minute examples, such as Google’s struggles with China, the Pirate Bay’s skirmishes with Hollywood, and the outsourcing of services to India, the author insightfully analyzes the difficulties of regulating Internet trade. Chander then lays out a framework for future policies, showing how countries can dismantle barriers while still protecting consumer interests.

Contents Tables Figures Contributors Foreword Acknowledgments Glossary Glossary PART 1. Trade 2 Challenges of the world trading system and implications for Indonesia 3 From spaghetti bowl to jigsaw puzzle? Addressing the disarray in the world trade system 4 Agricultural trade consequences of Asia’s economic growth: a case study of wine PART 2. Development 5 Economic relations between China, India and Southeast Asia: coping with threats and opportunities 6 Revisiting the growth acceleration episodes of Indonesia and India: a political economy reading 7 Exporting, education, and wage differentials between foreign multinationals and local plants in Indonesian and Malaysian manufacturing 8 Indonesia: returns to occupation, education, and ability during a resource export boom 9 Labour market regulation and employment during the Yudhoyono years in Indonesia 10 Vietnam: trapped on the trail of the tigers? PART 3. Political economy 11. Rethinking the role of the state in ASEAN 12. The ill-fated currency board proposal for Indonesia 13. What are grain reserves worth? A generalised political economy framework References Index