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From Growth to Convergence

Asia's Next Two Decades

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Editors:
  1. Fan Zhai

    1. Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. From Growth to Convergence: An Introduction

    • Fan Zhai, William James, Frank Harrigan
    Pages 1-39

  3. Why are Bilateral Trade Agreements so Popular, and Does it Matter?

    • Jayant Menon
    Pages 40-73

  4. Regionalizing Bilateral Free Trade Agreements in Asia

    • Frank Harrigan, William James, Michael Plummer, Fan Zhai
    Pages 74-107

  5. Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Regional Integration, Growth, and Economic Convergence: Scenario Analysis for Asia

    • David Roland-Holst
    Pages 108-149

  6. Unlocking the Trade Potential in Least-Developed Countries: A CGE Investigation for Bangladesh

    • Fan Zhai
    Pages 150-174

  7. Economic Growth, Technological Change, and the Patterns of Food and Agricultural Trade in Asia

    • Thomas W. Hertel, Carlos E. Ludena, Alla A. Golub
    Pages 175-210

  8. Energy Scenarios for East Asia, 2005–2025

    • Sergey Paltsev, John Reilly
    Pages 211-242

  9. Projected Economic Growth in the People’s Republic of China and India: The Role of Demographic Change

    • Rod Tyers, Jane Golley, Iain Bain
    Pages 243-283

  10. Global Growth and Distribution: Asia and its Progression to Developed Status

    • Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos, Denis Medvedev, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
    Pages 284-324

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 325-335
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About this book

The economic landscape of Asia has transformed in the past two decades. Regional economies are linked, and have achieved prosperity. The region must now look to the future. This book explores issues in Asia's long-term development, identifying conditions for sustained growth and income convergence.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

    Fan Zhai

About the editor


FAN ZHAI is an Economist with the Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division of the Economics and Research Department of the Asian Development Bank. He works on general equilibrium modelling and its applications to long-term economic planning and trade policy analysis. He was Research Fellow at the Development Research Center of the State Council of the PRC in 1997-2000 and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance of the PRC in 2000-2003.
 



 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: From Growth to Convergence

  • Book Subtitle: Asia's Next Two Decades

  • Editors: Fan Zhai

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230250604

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-22176-5Published: 25 February 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-25060-4Published: 25 February 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 335

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, International Economics

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