Current Issues in Economic Integration

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Director, Euro-Asia Centre, Associate Professor (and Jean Monnet Professor of Economics), University of Limerick, Ireland and M. Bruna Zolin, Professor of Economics, University of Ca' Foscari, Italy

• Introduction, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part I Current Macroeconomic Issues; Chapter 1 Real Interest Rates and the Crisis: Where are the Rates Heading?, Dino Martellato; Chapter 2 Economic Vulnerability: China, EU and USA, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan; Chapter 3 The Twilight of ‘Chimerica’? China and the Collapse of the American Model, Guilhem Fabre; Chapter 4 De Facto Trade Integration and Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia, Françoise Nicolas; Chapter 5 Economic and Financial Integration in East Asia: Status and Perspective, Woosik Moon, Hwanhee Oh; Chapter 6 Land, Biofuels and Food Security: Another ‘Impossible Trinity Theorem’?, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part II Firm and Industry Level Issues; Chapter 7 Chinese Businesses in Japan: An Emerging Phenomenon, Reinhard Drifte, Jacques Jaussaud; Chapter 8 Indian Multinationals: Which Competitive Advantages?, Giovanni Balcet, Silvia Bruschieri; Chapter 9 Transnational Companies, Shareholder Value and the Chinese Innovation Policy, Michael von Wuntsch, Xiaojun Wei; Chapter 10 ‘Equipment Hypothesis’ and Skills: The Case of Die and Mould-making – Japan and Ireland, Tomoko Oikawa; Chapter 11 Policy Support for SMEs – China and Europe, Esmeralda Gassie, Ju Hu; Chapter 12 The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Accessibility and House-Price Variability: The Case of Two Taiwanese Regions, David Emanuel Andersson, Oliver F. Shyr;

'In the wake of the current global financial crisis this multidisciplinary study examines growing Asian economic integration fuelled increasingly by intra-regional trade and investment and contrasting with the institutional mechanism led EU. Chapters highlight the paramountcy of China, the source of a potential reserve currency replacing the US dollar. This book will prove an invaluable reference source for policymakers, scholars and business practitioners alike.' Robert Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK