Asia and Africa in the global economy / edited by Ernest Aryeetey ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Aryeetey, Ernest, 1955-

Conference Name:

International Conference "Asia and Africa in the Global Economy" (1998 : Tokyo, Japan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Congresses.

Globalization.

Southeast Asia--Commercial policy--Congresses.

Southeast Asia.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Commercial policy--Congresses.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Southeast Asia--Economic policy--Congresses.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic policy--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st American ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The performance of Asian and African economies over recent decades has clearly shown that engagement with the global economy can play a key role in advancing development. Researchers and policymakers have paid particular attention to the marked divergence in growth in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most obvious differences in their performance and economic structure has been the extent of their participation in the global economy. While many East Asian economies have accelerated their integration into the world economy and upgraded their mode of linkages, the majority of sub-Saharan African countries have been increasingly marginalized. What is less clear, however, is the significance of different policy, institutional, and structural issues --and the manner in which they have interacted --in explaining the divergent performances of Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. This book systematically deciphers the different experiences in the two regions as they have interacted with an ever-changing global economy. It provides comprehensive coverage of policies and institutions, focusing on the key sectors of primary exports, resource processing for export, manufacturing, foreign direct investment, financial flows, and official development assistance. This detailed comparative analysis comes at a time when developing countries continue to search for strategies to strengthen their participation in the global economy --and bring more widespread and sustainable benefits to their peoples.

Contents:

The dynamics of globalization : eight sceptical theses / Laurence Harris

Economic policies and external performance in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa / Ernest Aryeetey and Machiko Nissanke

Governments and external performance in Africa / Beatrice Weder

Local entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa : networks and linkages to the global economy / Deborah Bräutigam

Resource exports and resource processing for export in Southeast Asia / Jomo Sundaram and Michael Rock

Primary exports and primary processing for export in Sub-Saharan Africa / William Lyakurwa

Export-oriented industrialisation and foreign direct investment in ASEAN countries / Thee Kian Wie

Export-oriented industrialisation and foreign direct investment in Africa / Charles Soludo

Management of financial flows in Southeast Asia / Pakorn Vichyanond

Globalization of African financial markets / Lemma Senbet

Aid and development : what can Africa learn from the macroeconomics of foreign aid in some Southeast Asian economies? / Haider Khan

Foreign aid, debt, and development in Sub-Saharan Africa : experiences and challenges / Sam Wangwe

From recovery to accelerated development : some key issues for Twenty-First-Century Africa / Delphin Rwegasira.

Notes:

"A collection of the selected papers that were first presented at the International Conference, 'Asia and Africa in the Global Economy,' in Tokyo in August 1998"--P. 5.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7048-3

0-585-48550-X

OCLC:

53964389