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economic relations between Asia and Europe
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This book looks at the new configuration taken by Asia-Europe economic relations. It is set against the background of the inclusion of China in the WTO, the growth of foreign investors from emerging Asian countries, and the economic reforms in a number of crisis-hit South East Asian economies. It is written by a number of well established European and Asian scholars from the fields of economics as well as management. The different chapters in the book highlight key contemporary issues from theoretical, conceptual and empirical perspectives. Provides an account of the key contemporary issues in the area of Asia-Europe economic relationsBy its interdisciplinary (connecting management with economics), it shows how the linking of the different disciplines is essential to understand the key issues at stake in the areaCan be used by students, researchers, as well as by practitioners.
Cover; The Economic RelationsBetween Asia and Europe: Organisations, Trade and Investment; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Notes; References; About the contributors; Part 1:Trade and othermacroeconomic issues; 1 The difference between MNCs and local firms when facing an economic crisis: an exploratory view of the Indonesian economic crisis of 1997-2001; Introduction; Different patterns of coping with crises; The Indonesian crisis -- a general overview; Empirical evidence; Conclusions, limits and future considerations; Notes; References.
2 China's foreign trade strategy: targeting the European UnionThe formulation of a foreign trade strategy; Industrial restructuring and the formulation of foreign trade strategy; Market and product diversification: targeting the EU; Summary and conclusions; References; 3 Inward direct investments in ASEAN: the case of Finnish investments and trade in Malaysia; Introduction; Theoretical considerations on the interconnection between FDI and trade; FDI inflows and investment incentives in the ASEAN countries; Malaysia as an investment destination; Finnish direct investments in Malaysia.
Exports and imports by Finnish firms in MalaysiaConclusions; Notes; References; Newspaper archives; 4 Does the PER effect exist in the Japanese market?; Introduction; The informational contribution of the PER; Data description; Results; Conclusions; Notes; References; Part 2:Ownership and control; 5 The impact of investment policy liberalisation on the ownership strategies of Nordic investors in South Korea; Introduction; Theoretical approach; Research design; Background of the study: Nordic business relations with South Korea; Ownership strategies of Nordic investors in South Korea.
ConclusionsNotes; References; 6 Equity ownership of subsidiaries of Japanese SMEs in China: evidence from firm-level data; Introduction; Japanese FDI in China and Chinese regulations in equity ownership; Equity ownership of Japanese affiliates in China: comparing SMEs and other firms; Methodology and data; Results and analysis; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 7 Management control systems of Japanese subsidiaries in China: a management accounting viewpoint; Introduction; Methodology and selection of research sites; Questionnaire results and preliminary insights.
Management control systems of Japanese subsidiaries in ChinaConclusions; References; Part 3:Organisational andmarketing aspects; 8 The supplier-distributor relationship in China: is foreign leadership shaping negotiation practices?; Introduction; Liberalisation and development of distribution in China; The supplier-retailer relationship in China and in France; The supplier-retailer relationship in China -- an empirical investigation; Main results; Conclusions; Notes; References.; 9 Market localisation strategy in China; Introduction.
edited by, Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan [and others].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chandos Asian study series: contemporary issues and trends