This paper investigates the relationship between economic globalization and regional
inequality in a panel of 47 countries over the period 1990–2007, using a measure of …

Is the EU isolated within the emergent multipolar world? Concentrating on interregional
relations and focussing on the European Union's evolving international role with regards to …

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is among several regional blocs that
have received praise from economists for making significant progress towards developing …

The spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about
their impact on enterprises including the business costs from the Asian 'noodle bowl'effect …

FTAs have dominated Thai trade policy recently, reflecting the general trend in east Asia. But
they also reflect domestic political changes, especially the decision‐making style of the …

This study delves into the trade dynamics of Southeast Asian countries in response to the
trade dispute between the United States (US) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) …

The deadlock in the WTO Doha Round has been accompanied by an increased focus on the
negotiation of preferential trade agreements, including so-called 'mega-regionals'. This …

This book, the eighth in the Palgrave Macmillan's Politics, Economics, and Inclusive
Development series, shares with the other volumes the commitment to explore the complex …

Although the economies of East Asia emerged from the global financial crisis of 2008 in
comparatively strong positions, they remain structurally embedded within global markets …

Rather than conforming to a single model of export-driven growth, countries across the Asia-
Pacific vary in terms of their external imbalances and the domestic politics of monetary policy …