This paper examines the structure and direction of developing Asia’s tradeover the past two decades. The impacts of economic slowdown in highincomeOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)countries on developing Asia in 2009-2010 are then projected through acomputable...

The impact of oil price increases and world recession in the 1970s on the balance of payments of 12 developing countries in Asia are examined and the effectiveness of various policy responses of these countries to challenges posed by these external shocks are assessed. Deterioration in their...