Investments in rural development in developing countries of Asia have been based on the underlying assumption that they would promote economic growth in rural areas. However, income distribution has not improved in many of these countries. And there is evidence that poverty, landlessness and...

The flow of foreign direct investment to the Asian and Pacific region since 1970 is reviewed and the possibilities for increased flows in the future are examined. Contribution of such financing to economic growth and the efficiency of investment in the Asian and Pacific developing countries....

Recent developments along with the dynamics of growth suggest that trade between developing countries must expand if they are to achieve satisfactory rates of economic growth. However, under certain circumstances policy steps may be necessary to gain the maximum advantage from trade, including...

Since the subject of the New Round on multilateral trade negotiations was raised at the annual meeting of the "contracting parties" of the GATT in 1982, there has been considerable discussion on the New Round in various international forums. Developing countries in the Asian and Pacific region...

Economic growth, sectoral performance, structural changes, consumption and investment, changing patterns of household and government expenditures, mobilization and utilization of human resources, international trade performance etc. of the developing countries in the Asian and Pacific region are...

The author attempts to show how the exports of Asian developing countries to the EEC have been hampered by EEC trade policies. After assessing the importance of the EEC market for Asian developing countries and outlining the major changes that have occurred over the years, he analyses the major...

In Asien finden erst seit 10-15 Jahren Versuche statt, rechtmäßige Grundlagen und Institutionen für den Umweltschutz zu schaffen. Eine effektive nationale Umweltpolitik muß mit diversen anderen Bedürfnissen eines Landes konkurrieren. Der Autor analysiert die verschiedenen Schwerpunkte und...

Untersuchung der Handelsweise und -politik in der sich entwickelnden Zone Asiens. Der Autor beleuchtet die Grundstrukturen des Protektionismus in verschiedenen asiatischen Ländern, um anschließend die aktuelle Handelsstruktur der Länder herausarbeiten zu können. Dargestellt werden ebenfalls...