Agglomeration in Asia -- The relationship between Toyota and its parts suppliers in the age of information and …This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for … industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples of …

contraction of world trade and output was a negative outcome of this intertwined global economic system. Based on the method known …

This timely and authoritative book explains the rise and fall of economies in Asia, Central America and Europe since …

'The spectacular rise in Asian economies has reshuffled the distribution of world economic power, while the Global … Financial Crisis brought it to the fore. The global economic and financial architecture, inherited from World War II, has not … from seasoned Asia experts on the prospective benefits of a new, more decentralized and regionalized architecture. It will …

Empirical evidence indicates that high oil price volatility has a dampening effect on output in countries that import … of commodity price volatility in commodity exporting countries accounting for both oil and non-oil commodities. To that … significant negative impact of price volatility on real output for oil exporters. Our results for exporters of other commodities …