This paper examines the factors underlying the slow progress towards economic integration between the countries of the South Asian region, and discusses the worth and likelihood of an effective agreement. It is argued that substantial integration will only take place after further economic...

Books reviewed: Robert Stern (ed.) - Services in the International Economy Sven Arndt and Henryk Kierzkowski (eds.) - Fragmentation: New Production Patterns in the World Economy Padma Desai and Todd Idson - Work Without Wages: Russia's Nonpayment Crisis Janos Kornai and Karen Eggleston -...

The objective of this article is to show how China's rapid growth was instrumental in integrating Asian economies with each other and mutually supporting rise of a dynamic Asia. It demonstrates the thorough structural transformations that the Chinese and Asian economies underwent over the last...

Die Volkswirtschaften der Schwellenländer: Beziehung zwischen Liberalisierung und Leistung Die Kernaussage dieses Beitrags besteht darin, dass der Fortentwicklung und Liberalisierung der Finanzsysteme von Schwellenländern signifikante Wachstumsimpulse beizumessen sind. Deregulierung schafft...

The objective of this paper is to in-depth study the financial liberalization process in the various segments of the emerging-market economies and observe whether the resulting assertion of fast-clip real GDP growth holds. The author examines financial and macroeconomic turbulence in the...