The paper presents the Malaysian foreign investment climate, policies, incentives and infrastructure that played an important role in attracting sizeable foreign direct investment given the size of the country. The main investment incentives presented refer to manufacturers, high technology...

Analysis of growth and instability, particularly when it is on a regional basis, becomes an asset of the policy-makers in shaping suitable policies for regional development. The study attempts to analyze growth as well as instability of area, production and yield of paddy during pre-green...

This paper provides an econometric model to illustrate the impact of reforms on the beef import policy on Korean meat demand, by constructing a Quota-Constrained Translog Model (QCTL). It provides econometric estimates of own and cross price elasticities, expenditure elasticities as well as...

The paper presents an empirical demonstration of the well-known fact that theories and persons are differently seen and often differently evaluated by of different countries and in different times. To test these hypotheses, the authors have chosen the presentations of physiocratic theory in...

In this paper, we present an analysis of the Indian consumption patterns and compare it with results from 23 Less Developed Countries (LDC) and 46 world countries. Results show that Indian consumers allocate more than half of their income on food while consumers around the world allocate only...

World Trade Organization regulates the multilateral trade agreements of its member countries, disciplines import quotas and other import restrictions. reduces import tariffs, and insists on removal of subsidies and concessions for the export of domestic goods by 2003, In this content main focus...