Trade Policy Issues in Asian Development (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia, 20)

This study examines issues of trade policy in the light of the experience of developing Asian economies. Case studies highlight rapidly unfolding issues in trade and development with reference to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The issues explored include trade liberalization and industrial adjustment, employment and equity outcomes of export-oriented industrialization, the impact of structural adjustment reforms on savings and investment and the role of foreign direct investment in export expansion. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 12 List of tables......Page 13 Preface......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 Trade policy and economic development: background and overview......Page 20 Trade policy and development......Page 34 Trade policy reforms and industrial restructuring in Sri Lanka......Page 36 Export-oriented industrialisation, growth and equity in Malaysia......Page 66 Structural adjustment reforms, saving and investment in India......Page 86 Linkages and gains from export growth: issues and evidence from Indonesia......Page 107 Foreign investment and export-oriented industrialisaton......Page 128 Export-oriented foreign direct investment: a typology with evidence from Sri Lanka......Page 130 Multinationals and export performance: analytical issues and empirical evidence......Page 152 Multinationals, employment and real wages in Malaysian manufacturing......Page 165 Export orientation and the world economy......Page 186 Demand and supply factors in agricultural exports......Page 188 The demand for NIC exports: does the small country assumption hold?......Page 210 Terms of trade for manufactured exports from developing countries......Page 225 References......Page 239 Index......Page 254 Prema-chandra Athukorala. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.