The emergence of “mega-regional” trade agreements has recently become the most
significant trade policy issue in the Asia-Pacific. Since 2010, governments in the region have …

This book is the culmination of over four years research into arguably the most important
recent development in the Asia-Pacific's international political economy, namely the rapid …

This paper attempts to fill a gap in the trade literature by providing a comprehensive
overview of services liberalization commitments in the new generation of preferential trade …

There is an emerging evidence base that global trade is linked with the rise of chronic
disease in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This linkage is associated, in …

This paper studies the trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into selected South‐
East Asian and East Asian economies after the Asian crisis. Empirical evidence indicates …

Following a historical commitment to multilateralism, in the last decade the trade policy
initiatives of many states in the Asia-Pacific have turned to bilateralism through the …

The globalisation of trade affects land use, food production and environments around the
world. In principle, globalisation can maximise productivity and efficiency if competition …

The Trade Policy Review (TPR) is an important document for small open economies like
Malaysia. It provides an outsider perspective of its trade policies and implementation. In this …

This study examines the role of trade openness and foreign direct investment in influencing
economic growth in Malaysia during 1975-2005, using the Bounds testing approach …

Abstract The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) are both mega-regional trade initiatives in the Asia-Pacific that began in …