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Desjardins, Leslie A. (Leslie Alayne). "Automotic strategic alliances in Asia Pacific". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10886.
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Cruzcruz, Angel D. "The strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific". Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43899.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedIn 2011, President Barack Obama announced that the United States was going to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific. There is widespread scholarly discussion as to whether this shift to the Asia-Pacific was motivated primarily by regional security anxieties or by larger economic and diplomatic interests. Through the analysis of China’s military growth and threatening behavior within the Asia-Pacific region, and the examination of various economic reasons to strategically shift to the Pacific, this thesis attempts to answer the question: Why did the United States decide in 2011 to adopt this rebalancing strategy and increase its military and economic resources to the Asia-Pacific region?
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Liang, Kelly (Kelly JieRu). "Optimized transfer-pricing model for Asia Pacific". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68894.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35).
Transfer price is an important field of study for profit maximization. As more multinational enterprises (MNEs) are involved in global trading in the recent decades, the objective to set an optimized transfer price is more crucial than ever since the difference in tax rates and tariffs have sophisticated impacts on the overall profit for the corporation. In this thesis, which focuses primarily on Asia Pacific, I will review historical transfer pricing methods, explore the factors that affect transfer price determination, and construct a mathematical model to determine the optimal transfer price by comparing and contrasting the different transfer pricing methods with data from a hypothetical company. Particularly, I will illustrate the effects of taxes and tariffs on the determination of transfer price. Consequently, I will perform sensitivity analysis with respects to tariffs, taxes, and shipping costs. The thesis will conclude with recommendations on the optimized transfer pricing methods and insights on the implications for the method.
by Kelly Liang.
M.Eng.in Logistics
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Lam, Ka-ming. "Overreaction in Asia-Pacific index futures markets". HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1070.
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Svoboda, Jan. "ASEAN a perspektivy jeho vnější integrace". Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-74029.
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This paper is focused on an analysis of current regionalism in Asia-Pacific region and on evaluation of creation of relatively wide and relatively deep regional integration. Possible benefits of this integration concept can be exemplified by development of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) whose member states have substantially different interests due to historic and socioeconomic reasons. However, ASEAN was able to overcome these different interests by a specific integration model which is based on mutual trust, consensual decision-making and gradual changes. As a result, natural suspicions were eliminated to some extent and member states were able to deepen their integration. Main powers in the region noticed its success and they began to strive to develop closer relations not only with ASEAN, but also with other regional powers through ASEAN structure.
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Project, International Natural Gas Trade. "East Asia/Pacific natural gas trade : final report". MIT Energy Lab, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27236.
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Hawkins, Jeffrey Edward. "A strategic choice model for Asia-Pacific shipping". Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1890.
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The importance of strategy to an organisation's competitiveness is widely acknowledged in the strategic management literature. However, although strategy research has become substantial in other areas, the same cannot be said with the shipping industry. Very littie is known about how shipowners choose competitive strategies or what strategies they pursue under certain environmental conditions. Of what is available, most focus on Northern Europe and Northem America, with scant regard for the Asia-Pacific, which has become a major shipping power in recent decades. This study was, therefore, conducted to address these gaps in the literature. It analysed the strategic choices made by Asia-Pacific shipowners at the corporate level, compared actual shipowners' behaviour with strategic management theory on strategy selection, and developed a strategy selection model that was applicable to Asia-Pacific shipowners and consistent with strategic management theory. An extensive review of the literature was initially undertaken to develop a generic strategic choice model, which then served as the basis upon which information from Asia-Pacific shipowners was collected. A multi-method approach, called triangulation, was used to guide data collection and analysis. Data was obtained from two sources (shipowners' representatives and shipping experts) and through several methods (mail survey, interviews, simulation, expert and document review), and the extent to which these various sets of data were congruent had to be established. Because of the exploratory nature of the study, data was analysed using a qualitative approach. There was a high degree of congruence in the data collected. Out of the analysis, two primary findings emerged: (1) there was strong support for the strategic choice model, which implied greater inter-industry applicability than originally expected; (2) however, modifications to the model were needed to reflect a general tendency among Asia-Pacific shipowners to use other strategies in combination with or as a substitute to those offered by the model.
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Dasadhikari, Kingshuk. "Attribution of PM₂.₅ Health Impacts in Asia-Pacific". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120383.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2018.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-63).
Asia-Pacific anthropogenic emissions have changed rapidly in recent years due to industrialization, increasing mobility, and emissions controls. Although these changes have altered the region's burden of premature mortalities due to ambient fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), the contribution of each sector and effectiveness of different policy measures has not yet been quantified. Such data would inform future decision-making on both policy effectiveness and the relative importance of controlling emissions from different sectors. This study estimates changes in regional anthropogenic emissions by industrial sector between 2010 and 2015, based on sector-level activity indicators and enacted emission controls. These factors are applied to an existing high-resolution emissions inventory for 2010 to estimate emissions up to 2015. Using a chemical transport model, the effects of changes in each sector's contribution to total PM₂.₅-driven premature mortalities are calculated for 2010 - 2015, in addition to the total contribution of each sector to premature mortality in 2015. 2,000,000 (95% CI: 1,740,000-2,260,000) annual global PM₂.₅-driven premature mortalities are attributed to Asia-Pacific anthropogenic sectoral emissions in 2015. The agricultural, industrial, and residential sectors constitute the top three sources of these total impacts. Between 2010 and 2015, sustained economic and activity growth, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, have led to 129,000 (95% CI: 106,000-166,000) additional annual premature mortalities, primarily across India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. The energy and industrial sectors, in particular, cause 38,000 and 45,000 additional annual premature mortalities across these three countries respectively. Simultaneously, falling activity rates in other countries due to structural changes such as electrification of railroads, as well as newly introduced abatement measures over this period, including China's Action Plan on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution as well as region-wide adoption of Euro IV/V/VI-compliant road vehicle emission and fuel quality standards have led to a total reduction of 95,000 (95% CI: 76,000-129,000) annual premature mortalities, primarily across East Asia, including China and Japan. These opposing drivers result in a net change of an additional 34,000 (95% CI: 23,000-47,000) PM2.5-driven annual premature mortalities between 2010 and 2015 due to Asia-Pacific anthropogenic emissions.
by Kingshuk Dasadhikari.
S.M.
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Yang, Su-Chin. "An empirical investigation of Asia-Pacific stock markets". Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1999. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28501/.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a decade of financial deregulation on stock markets in term of market integration within Asia-Pacific countries. It investigates the existence of inter-relationships between five emerging and two developed stock markets in the region. Then, it examines the 'causal' relationships between each market and its country's economic fundamentals. The study is comprised of three major sections of empirical analysis: In the first section, three tests, correlation coefficients, unit root tests, and cointegration tests, are used to examine the short-term as well as long-term changes in the co-movement patterns of Asia-Pacific stock markets before and after financial deregulation. The second section employs VAR model to estimate and analyze the dynamic interdependencies among Asia-Pacific stock markets and trace out the effects of shocks to those markets. It also examines whether there is one or more dominant or particularly influential market within the region. Finally, the third section investigates the existence of interactions between stock returns and domestic economic fundamentals by applying causality tests. It focuses on the predictive content of historical information of stock returns in explaining economic variables, and hence, it tests whether the economic variables do or do not Granger-cause stock returns, and vice versa. The study provides a number of interesting and important results which can help us to understand the nature of stock market integration as well as evolution of financial integration in this increasingly important region. The study suggests that financial liberalization has enhanced the inter-relationships among Asia-Pacific stock markets, and that therefore high capital controls account for instances of low interactions. The study shows that the effects of a shock to stock markets are completed within two days, indicating that stock markets adjust quickly, but not instantaneously, to all relevant information in the region. The study also finds that Japan and Hong Kong are the most influential markets in terms of their effects on other markets in the region. Moreover, the result of the absence of cointegration may simply rule out the existence of a long- run equilibrium tending relationship, but does not invalidate any short-run relationships which may arise due to profit-seeking opportunities in transactions. Furthermore, examining the 'causal' relationships between a stock market and economic fundamentals shows that the exchange rate and the corporate bond rate are the only two out of several factors tested that are 'causal' of stock returns in many markets in the Asia-Pacific region. In short, the results are consistent with the view that stock returns only respond to monetary variables. Hence, one possible implication is that most of the indicators of macroeconomic fundamentals in the Asia-Pacific region are not the predictors of stock returns and that information captured in a stock market does not reflect changes in its country's macroeconomic fundamentals.
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Bonnor-Hay, Jenelle. "The politics of Asia-Pacific economic co-operation". Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/128786.
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The focus of this thesis is on the political agenda underlying AsiaPacific
economic co-operation. These agenda will be explored with
reference to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum, and an
attempt made to assess the feasibility of the APEC forum by examining the
discrepancies between the stated objectives of APEC and the implicit
political factors behind each participant's position.
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Nguyen, Huu Cuong. "Interim financial reporting in the Asia-Pacific region". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86761/1/Huu%20Cuong_Nguyen_Thesis.pdf.
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This study examines Interim Financial Reporting disclosure compliance and associated factors for listed firms in Asia-Pacific countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Employing disclosure theory (in the context of information economics), with the central premise being that manager' trade-off costs and benefits relating to disclosure, the factors influencing the variation in interim reporting disclosure compliance are examined.
Using researcher-constructed disclosure indices and regression modelling, the results reveal significant cross-country variation in interim reporting disclosure compliance, with higher compliance associated with IFRS adoption, audit review, quarterly reporting (rather than six-monthly) and shorter reporting lags.
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Tong, Chi-hung Philip, e 湯志雄. "International trade in Asia Pacific: a study of trade liberalization and regionalism : an East Asia prospective". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267683.
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Falster, Kathleen Anne National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research Faculty of Medicine UNSW. "Longitudinal studies of HIV outcomes in the Asia-Pacific". Awarded by:University of New South Wales. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/44599.
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This thesis presents a series of longitudinal studies of HIV-outcomes in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region since highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became available. The primary source of data is the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD). AHOD is an observational cohort of more than 2000 patients with HIV recruited via hospitals, sexual health centres and general medical practices specialising in HIV medicine. Chapter five of this thesis addresses whether there were any differences in antiretroviral therapy use and virological response that might explain the different trends in new HIV diagnosis rates between state jurisdictions in Australia in recent years. Analysis of data from cohort studies of primary and chronic HIV infection, gay community surveys and national prescription data suggest that, for the most part, antiretroviral therapy use and virological response were similar in each jurisdiction during the first decade of HAART. Chapter six describes the prevalence of, and risk factors for, an incomplete immune response despite sustained viral suppression in patients on HAART in AHOD. The clinical relevance of this phenomenon is also explored in terms of AIDS and death during follow-up. Of those with sustained viral suppression, one third of patients did not achieve immune recovery greater than 350 cells/??l in the 12-24 months after starting their first or second HAART regimen, and this was associated with a lower CD4 cell count at baseline. Chapter seven describes cause-specific mortality in patients with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region. Immunodeficiency was associated with non-AIDS and AIDS mortality, and the risk of non-AIDS mortality increased with age. Less conclusive was the relationship between country-income level and risk of death from AIDS or non-AIDS causes because of the relatively high proportion of unknown causes of death in low-income settings. Chapter eight presents hospitalisation rates, risk factors and associated diagnoses in patients with HIV in Australia. Older, sicker individuals, as indicated by markers of advanced immunodeficiency or frequency of hospitalisation, were at greater risk of hospitalisation and death in the AHOD cohort. Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, patients with HIV are currently hospitalised at higher rates than people of similar age in the general population.
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許潤詒 e Yun-yee Encon Hui. "Strategic development of inflight catering in the Asia Pacific". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267956.
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Schelcher, Michael A. "The Asia-Pacific rebalance: impact on U.S. naval strategy". Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/41440.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.This thesis analyzes the development of the Asia-Pacific rebalance and its possible effects on United States naval strategy over the next several decades. The goal is to develop a better understanding of the Asian rebalance in order to improve future strategic choices governing the employment of the United States Navy in Asia. It argues that the Asia-Pacific rebalance and its effects continue to emphasize the importance of the U.S. Navy due to the increasing importance of U.S. economic, political and security interests regionally. In conjunction with increasing regional threats from China and North Korea, as well as non-traditional threats such as climate change or terrorism, the importance of U.S. naval presence and its interaction regionally will continue to be pivotal to future U.S. policy in the region. To accomplish this analysis it is necessary to describe the development of modern U.S. naval strategy, the historic involvement and role of the United States Navy in the Asia-Pacific and what the Navy has done substantively to integrate with the new strategy and how current policy choices can affect future U.S. naval objectives. Examining several different future scenarios and U.S. security policy goals in the Asia-Pacific, it will briefly look at costs and benefits of each situation with specific focus on the naval missions of conventional deterrence and the prevention of regional conflict as well as its impact on regional confidence building measures and the Navy's ability to assist in humanitarian disaster-relief operations. It concludes that the United States Navy can continue to adapt to the desired policy goals as set forth by the Asia-Pacific rebalance. It can achieve success through an increased prioritization of resources to the Asia-Pacific, increased political sustainability of U.S. naval forward presence in the region, and to develop a new U.S. maritime strategy that reflects new geo-strategic realities.
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Deesomsak, Rataporn. "Corporate financing decisions : evidence from the Asia Pacific region". Thesis, Durham University, 2006. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2667/.
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This thesis analyses the corporate financing decisions of listed non-financial firms operating in the Asia Pacific countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, for the period from 1993 to 2001. These four countries have different legal, corporate governance, financial and institutional environments and were affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis in different ways and to different degrees. Therefore, this thesis aims to shed light on the impact of these differences and the financial crisis on financing policies and practices of firms in this region. The empirical analysis consists of three main parts: (i) the determinants of capital structure (the use of debt versus equity); (іі) the determinants of debt maturity structure (the use of long-term debt versus short-term debt); and (ііі) the tests of the extent to which the main capital structure theory (the pecking order theory) accounts for the financing behaviour of firms in this region. The results suggest that capital structure and debt maturity structure decisions of a firm are not only the product of its own characteristics as identified by the extant literature but also the function of the financial and legal environment in which it operates. The results also show that firms in this region do not behave as strictly as predicted by the pecking order theory. However, they reveal that financial deficit (the key factor in the pecking order theory) challenges the exclusive role of the conventional factors. The financial crisis of 1997 is also found to have had significant but diverse impacts on the firms' financing decisions across the region, especially in Thailand where the crisis originated. In addition, the pecking order behaviour tends to be more pronounced for the post-crisis period.
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Kodama, Yoshinori. "Asia Pacific economic integration and the GATT-WTO regime". Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402486.
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Valverde, Arévalo Marcelo Alonso. "Reflections on New Directions in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration". Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/592896.
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La región Asia-Pacífico se ha convertido en uno de los bloques económicos más comercialmente dinámicos. Representa aproximadamente el 44% del comercio mundial y el 55% del PIB mundial. Las 21 economías de APEC están más interesadas en desarrollar relaciones comerciales más profundas con el fin de tener mejores beneficios y avanzar en el cumplimiento de las metas de Bogor. En este escenario, los dos mayores bloques económicos en la historia del mundo se están negociando y se espera que converjan en un futuro cercano, pero ¿es posible?
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Hui, Yun-yee Encon. "Strategic development of inflight catering in the Asia Pacific /". Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18831461.
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Steyn, Peter. "Online brand relationship building : Asia pacific perspectives Peter Steyn /". Luleå : Department of Business Admninstration and Social Sciences, Division of Industrial Marketing, Luleå University of Technology, 2009. http://pure.ltu.se/ws/fbspretrieve/3375787.
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Leung, Abraham. "Evaluating Urban Transport Oil Vulnerability of Asia Pacific Cities". Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/370656.
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The purpose of this thesis is to advance understanding of oil vulnerability1 of
transport in Asia Pacific cities. This is achieved by the development of a multiscalar
methodology which leads to nine published/submitted papers. This thesis
is motivated by the concern of uncertain oil prices and the uneven dependence
of oil in transport due to different urban designs and available modes to transport
users. To achieve this purpose, a literature review (Chapter 2) is conducted,
revealing prior oil vulnerability studies can be distinguished as being inter-city,
intra-urban and disaggregate (household or personal) based. A conceptual
framework based on prevailing vulnerability components is developed, defining
oil vulnerability with the tripartite components of exposure, sensitivity and
adaptive capacity. This conceptual framework helps to interpret previous and
current research methodologies and approaches. The methodological approach
of this thesis is based on these conceptualisations, as outlined in Chapter 3.
A broad international comparison study is first presented in Chapter 4. Eleven
major cities across the Asia Pacific are analysed, showing that compact cities like
Hong Kong and Singapore are the least vulnerable. Australasian cities are highly
vulnerable due to high car use, yet this vulnerability is offset by the relatively
high income and wealth of their populations. New ways to research oil
vulnerability are introduced. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is first
used to benchmark the level of fuel stress, which refers to the proportion of fuel
expenditure to disposable income. This is a direct measure of oil vulnerability,
instead of proxy measures that were largely used in previous efforts. Oil resilience
is also measured by how fuel stress could be offset by public and active transport usage. Chapter 5 used this method to examine Australian major cities, and
Chapter 6 takes the DEA method to an international level, which internal
divisions between Australia and Taiwan are compared. The thesis then narrows
down to areas within cities (intra-urban). Presented in Chapter 7 is an improved
vulnerability mapping method covering South-East Queensland (SEQ). This
involves the use of previously unused adaptive capacity measures. The resultant
spatial analysis provides a more nuanced socio-spatial understanding of oil
vulnerability across urban spaces. Chapter 8 takes this approach and uses it in
what is likely to be the first international spatial mapping comparison of intraurban
oil vulnerability - Hong Kong is compared with Brisbane. The results show
stark contrast of oil vulnerability of Hong Kong and Brisbane, where in the latter,
the car is the dominant mode in most parts of the city. A comparative study of
urban transport policy follows in Chapter 9. This involves a discursive analysis
of urban transport policy of both Hong Kong and Brisbane and revealed the
different levels of interest in oil vulnerability and the associated policy responses.
Lastly, an analysis of Gold Coast’s recent light rail commencement is provided in
Chapter 10 demonstrating the effect on vehicle travel distance on households
between 2009 and 2015.
The thesis contributes to transport and urban policy research by presenting likely
the first international comparison of multi-level oil vulnerability, both
quantitatively and qualitatively, inter-city and intra-urban. Insights drawn from
the results will help to shape the debates on preparing for post-petroleum cities
and to reduce automobile dependence for a more sustainable future.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Bahar, Emran. "ASEAN regionalism in the post-cold war Asia-Pacific". Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9437.
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In conclusion, it can be observed that ASEAN institutions have undergone several stages of evolution reflecting the member countries' general attitudes towards regionalism in Southeast Asia. The mechanisms of ASEAN cooperation started modestly in 1967 until1976 when it was greatly overhauled by the ASEAN Heads of Government. Since then, the ASEAN institutions have continued to receive the attention of member governments although the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta that symbolises ASEAN cooperation, continues to remain modest. This is still so because member countries are pragmatic and careful not to create a huge centralised bureaucracy that can lead to inefficiency.
Nevertheless, through the ASEAN structure, political leaders and officials from member countries interact with one another forming a network of personal and working relations crucial for ASEAN regionalism in the 1990s. Moreover, the Secretariat facilitates information flows and reduces costs of regional transaction. This further underpins regional activities. This conclusion reinforces the argument that in ASEAN, the process is in itself important. As Michael Leifer has argued, 'for ASEAN governments, a personalised process of consultation and cooperation has become more important than formal procedures for problem-solving'.43 Following this argument, the numerous number of meetings, besides producing papers and an unaccountable number of recommendations, Joint Communiques or Press Releases are important as well. These factors help to foster confidence in ASEAN as it enters the post-Cold War Asia Pacific.
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Salmons, Richard Louis. "The Role of Status in Asia-Pacific International Relations". Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/144667.
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International Relations widely assumes that states pursue status,
which may provide both emotional and strategic benefits. However,
IR’s existing status literature frequently renders the desire
for status as a constant that cannot explain varying policy
outcomes, and in many cases is overly focused on the connection
between status concerns and war. The importance of status as a
causal factor in IR may be better understood by considering that
if states normally aspire to valued status roles, then threats to
those roles can cause states to change policy settings to protect
them. States with aspirations to the most prized status roles,
notably major power status, should be especially prone to this.
This thesis considers three case studies involving major power
aspirants, where key foreign policy decisions have been widely
attributed to status concerns. As the epicentre of today’s
power transition, the Asia-Pacific region is the focus of the
empirical analysis. The cases all take place during the immediate
post-Cold War period, where the realignment of international
polarity threw into question many established status roles. These
were: Japan’s 1992-93 bid for a permanent seat on the UN
Security Council; China’s 1996 signing of the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; and India’s 1998 Pokhran II nuclear
tests. The project involved interviews with experts with close
knowledge of the cases in each of the three countries, with a
view to assessing leadership self-perceptions regarding national
status at the moments in question.
The thesis outlines a three-phase approach to understanding
status concerns and advances the central argument that the middle
“status crisis” phase acts as the causal driver of policy
change. There is generally a phase of normal status-seeking,
during which a state accumulates prestige to win recognition for
valued status roles; unexpected events may cause a status crisis,
forcing a revaluation of the state’s status position; and the
state embarks on a phase of enhanced prestige-building, narrowing
and intensifying its status ambitions. In short, changed status
perceptions due to a status crisis can cause change to
status-seeking policies, which become more provocative or risky
than before. The case studies highlight examples of
status-seeking involving material power, legitimacy, and
institutional roles.
The thesis makes two contributions to the literature. First, the
argument extends existing theories of status by better
operationalising the concept. It adds to social identity theory
by explaining the circumstances when states may adopt specific
strategies to win status recognition, and it reinforces arguments
that efforts to gain status recognition need not be conflictual
or disruptive to the status quo. Second, the research enriches
our understanding of the historical cases, some of which are
mired in long-running debates about causal factors, and it offers
ways for IR scholarship to account for the role of status in
these episodes. With ongoing power shifts in the Asia-Pacific and
beyond, status will continue to be a key concept in IR and this
thesis provides us with new ways of understanding the
relationship between status concerns and policy change.
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Franklin, John K. "The hollow pact : Pacific security and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization /". Fort Worth, Tex. : Texas Christian University, 2006. http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/24320.
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Deng, Yong. "China and Japan in the Asia-Pacific regional economic cooperation indigenous major powers and international regime formation /". Diss., The University of Arizona, 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/36384792.html.
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Martinson, Jeremy James. "Genetic variation in South Pacific Islanders". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293422.
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Carter, Rodney William. "Cultural change and tourism : towards a prognostic model /". [St. Lucia, Qld. : s.n.], 2000. http://adt.library.uq.edu.au/public/adt-QU2001.0016/index.html.
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Edwards, Stephen J. "Bank efficiency and performance : a study of developing countries". Thesis, Cardiff University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322964.
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Hu, Hong 1968. "Open skies and its recent impact on the Asia-Pacific region". Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20535.
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The primary intention of this thesis is to examine open skies policy and its far-reaching impact on the Asia-Pacific region.In order to achieve this, we will describe the historic evolution of economic regulation in civil air transport, which laid the foundation for an open skies regime. Moreover, the scope of an open skies regime on a global scale is addressed. Then, a detailed study of the essential elements of bilateral open skies agreements is undertaken.
Afterwards, an analysis of the current economic air transport regulation in Asia-Pacific is conducted. With the emergence of the open skies trend, most Asia-Pacific nations began to liberalize their air transport industries. Yet, bilateral agreements remain the primary means to attain this goal.
More necessarily, several Asia-Pacific countries' air transport policies will be comprehensively examined. This examination includes Japan, China, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia.
Finally, a perspective for liberalization via a hybrid of bilateral and sub-regional open skies arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region is presented.
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Bezglasnyy, Anton. "Middle power theory, change and continuity in the Asia-Pacific". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44192.
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This paper recalibrates the definition of ‘middle power’ and applies it to a comparative case study of Canadian and Australian foreign policies in the most dynamic region in the world, the Asia-Pacific. It is argued that the middle power concept remains a useful analytical tool in understanding the foreign policy behavior of states with a particular subset of material, institutional and identify characteristics. According to the refocused definition developed here, middle powers are states that possess all three of the following attributes: (i) medium sized material capabilities; (ii) perceive multilateralism and soft power as the optimal ways to maximize their foreign policy interests; and (iii) self identify as middle powers to domestic and international audiences. The particular value of the middle power concept advanced here, is the explanatory power it provides in the case of Canada and Australia in the contemporary Asia-Pacific: two states formerly classified as middle powers, possessing similar material capabilities, yet behaving in fundamentally different ways. This foreign policy divergence is accounted for by differences in ideational factors between the two states. Canada, it is argued, has socially deconstructed its own status as a middle power in the Asia-Pacific region, while Australia has bolstered its middle power identity.
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McGonigle, Sean. "Comparative regulation of air transport in the Asia-Pacific region". Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=19643.
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This thesis provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in the economic regulation of air transport in the Asia-Pacific region. The focus is on the progressive liberalisation of the designation criteria in selected agreements. A brief historical overview is followed by a summary of the decision of the European Court of Justice in the "open skies" cases. The thesis then examines three recent Asia-Pacific agreements: the Australia - New Zealand arrangements; the APEC Multilateral agreement; and the Pacific Islands agreement. This review is followed by a discussion of some potential developments in the region that could lead to the conclusion of a new multilateral agreement between the European Union and selected Asia-Pacific States.
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Ng, Poh Yen. "Characterising High Growth Firms: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region". Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Management, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7799.
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This study advances understanding of the complexity of high growth in technology-based businesses. The study builds on conceptual and applied insights on business growth from the entrepreneurship and strategic management literatures. This thesis uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to develop and then test a model of the performance of high-growth firms. The qualitative study involved case studies of high-growth firms in Malaysia and New Zealand and led to a conceptual model of their performance. This model was then estimated using original data gathered from a questionnaire survey of a cross-section of high-growth and non-high-growth firms. The model was estimated separately on samples of high-growth and non-high-growth firms and, as expected, it proved a much stronger explanation of the performance of the high-growth sample. Hence the thesis provides important new insights into this small but important group of firms.
Sixteen high-growth firms, selected in equal number from Malaysia and New Zealand, agreed to be case studies in the initial phase of the research. Interviews with the CEO/owners and other evidence from these firms led to a conceptual framework of their high-growth experience. This framework highlighted the importance of supportive government policies; internal human resources; external relationships/networks; and the ability of management to dynamically manipulate these resources. Further, the high-growth strategies: product innovation, market expansion, remaining-in-private-ownership and strategy flexibility were underpinned by five main capabilities: innovation, financial, human, marketing and organisational. Challenges from both internal and external environments also influenced growth performance.
This conceptual framework was the source of a number of hypotheses that were then tested using a statistically valid sample of firms. A survey was conducted on technology-based firms in the two countries. A total of 163 responses were collected from key decision makers in these firms. The empirical results showed different impacts of the dimensions mentioned in performance in the two countries. Due to limited responses in Malaysia (n=53), conclusions could only be made based on the New Zealand context (n=110). Product innovation was found to be a major strategy for
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all technology-based firms regardless of their performance. However, the results suggest that growth challenges have greater influence on high-growth firms than on firms with lower growth. The model has significantly higher statistical power when applied to a sample of high-growth firms, confirming differences between the two groups.
This thesis has significant theoretical and practical implications. From a theoretical viewpoint, this study provides detailed evaluation on the growth determinants from a process perspective. All the resources identified in the qualitative study influenced some of the capabilities, and the innovation, marketing and human capabilities each had significant relationships with the growth strategies implemented. The performance of technology-based firms was influenced by three major strategies: market expansion, product innovation and remaining-in-private-ownership, and also by two growth challenges: financial barriers and external environment effects. The results also indicate that success of the market expansion strategy is tied to product innovation strategy, while remaining-in-private-ownership is positively related to performance. As such, technology-based firms should give priority to product innovation strategy in pursuing better performance. From a practical viewpoint, these findings indicate that the competitiveness of technology-based firms can be enhanced by working closely with key stakeholders who provide growth resources, and developing critical capabilities to assist the right strategies for better performance.
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Chan, Lai-shan, e 陳麗珊. "Development of low cost airlines in the Asia Pacific region". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B2992277X.
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Nagata, Yoshiyuki. "Alternative education : global perspectives relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region /". Dordrecht : Springer : Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007416636-t.html.
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White, Timothy William. "Identifying drivers of Chikungunya virus transmission in the Asia-Pacific". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225936/1/Timothy_White_Thesis.pdf.
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This research project investigates the climate drivers and transmission potential of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Asia-Pacific region. The thesis utilises statistical and mathematical modelling to gain epidemiological insight into CHIKV transmission and understand the weather patterns that can influence transmission in Australia and Singapore. By further understanding lessons of the past, this project can assist in future public health preparedness plans and improve predictions of virus transmission using climate forecasts.
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Bernasconi, Beatrice <1989>. "Long-Haul Low-Cost Airlines in the Asia Pacific Region". Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/3404.
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Wong, Yan-ping Agnes. "The geography of Internet production and consumption in the Asia-Pacific". Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B35319999.
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Nguyen, Do Quoc Tho Banking & Finance Australian School of Business UNSW. "Target interest rate news effects on the Asia pacific financial markets". Publisher:University of New South Wales. Banking & Finance, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/43788.
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This thesis is the first study that provides comprehensive empirical evidence on both the impacts of the target interest rate news from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the Australian financial markets, and the spillover effects of the target interest rate news from the US Federal Reserves (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) on the Asia Pacific's equity and currency markets. This thesis contributes to the current literature in several ways. First, while there is ample evidence in the literature suggesting that the markets would not react to what is already expected but will react to the news, the current literature on the RBA's target rate effects is still limited to the investigation of the overall announcement impact on the first moment of the Australian market return only. Therefore, this thesis firstly comprehensively investigates the impacts of the unexpected components of the RBA's target rate announcements (or news) on the first two moments of various segments of the Australian financial markets including interest rate changes, the Australian dollar and stock market returns. In so doing, this thesis contributes to the current literature on the impacts of domestic target interest rate news. Second, while the established literature seems to be missing a thorough investigation of the spillover effects of the Fed's and the ECB's news on the Asia Pacific markets, this thesis provides comprehensive evidence on the spillover effects of the Fed's and the ECB's target rate news on both the mean and volatility of the Asia Pacific's stock and currency returns. Furthermore, we not only document the presence of the news spillover effects but also highlight the incremental explanatory power of the target interest rate news in the presence of the indirect effects from the US's and euro area's markets to the Asia-Pacific markets. To this end, this thesis contributes to the literature on spillover effects of foreign target interest rate news. Third, while the literature is silent on how quickly the target interest rate news is absorbed in foreign markets, this thesis takes a step forward and breaks down the daily horizon into the overnight and the intraday horizons. In so doing, the thesis examines the absorption speed of target rate news in the Asia-Pacific markets. This is an important issue because there might be potential for a diverse array of response dynamics across countries due to heterogeneous market developments, nature of monetary policy synchronization, and financial and real integration with the U.S. and the euro area. Specifically, this thesis presents three independent empirical inquiries that contribute to the literature on domestic and spillover effects of the target interest rate news. Chapter 4 provides comprehensive empirical evidence for the impacts of the RBA's target rate news on various segments of the Australian financial markets during the period from 1998 to 2006. We also investigate the spillover effects of the US Fed's news on the Australian financial markets. We show that the RBA's and the Fed's news significantly affect the Australian financial markets in line with a priori expectations. However, while the RBA's news raises volatility in the Australian financial markets, the volatility was significantly lower in all market segments following the Fed's news. The spillover effects of the US Fed's and the ECB's target interest rate news on the mean and the volatility of twelve Asia Pacific's stock markets' returns are examined in Chapter 5, and seven Asia Pacific exchange rates against the US dollar and the euro over the period 1999-2006 are carried out in Chapter 6. The spillover effects on the conditional mean are generally consistent with the literature where a majority of Asia Pacific stock markets shows significant negative returns and a majority of currencies depreciates against the US dollar and the euro in response to the Fed's and the ECB's unexpected rate rises. Furthermore, in response to the two target rate news, the conditional volatility of the Asia Pacific stock markets was higher while the market calming effects have been observed for the currency markets and both the Fed and the ECB news elicit persisting volatility responses. We conjecture that as the ECB's news tends to confirm the Fed's earlier decision, this relationship might help reduce uncertainties in the Asia Pacific currency markets upon the future path of target interest rates from both the Central Banks, which ultimately results in into a lower volatility level. These findings are important not only to the Asia Pacifics policy makers to help them improve the conduct of monetary policy but also to market participants in designing trading mechanisms as well as risk management strategies in response to both domestic and external interest rate shocks. Furthermore, these findings also shed light on the lead-lag relationship between the Fed and the ECB in making policy decisions. The notion that the ECB follows the Fed in setting its policy is so strong amongst market participants that empirical evidence seems to be crucial. Despite the fact that the ECB's news arrives after the Fed's news, this study provides evidence that the ECB's news has its own merits in the Asia Pacific markets and helps resolve differences in beliefs among market participants.
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Hu, Hong. "Open skies and its recent impact on the Asia-Pacific region". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0007/MQ44061.pdf.
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CHANG, HSIEN-JUI, e 張獻瑞. "US Asia-Pacific Policy and East Asian Competition". Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mr6372.
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碩士國立中正大學
戰略暨國家安全碩士在職專班
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Under the aegis of the so-called "manipulated instability" established by U.S. hegemonic intervention and military presence, the post-cold war period sees a significant economic growth in the Western Pacific region, the democratic system continued to play an impact, and the world remained relatively stable and peaceful, as in line with the fundamental interests of the United States. Nevertheless, the Western Pacific countries are still plagued by serious contradictions, which, if not properly handled, will undermine the current peace and prosperity enjoyed by the neighboring countries in the region; these issues include the North Korean nuclear crisis, the China reunification/Taiwan Strait crisis, and the prospect of terrorism driven by racial and religious tensions in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. On the other hand, the United States itself is faced with an unprecedented security threat, mainly including a widening socioeconomic gap between the rich and poor that leads to ethnic conflicts and increased social unrest; the infiltration of violent extremist terrorist organizations into the United States, upending social order and wrecking living environment through guerrilla warfare.Consequently, the United States will unquestionably invest more resources on homeland security, thus trimming the budget for stationing troops overseas and crippling its "Asia-Pacific maritime security strategy" with a lack of funding. Looking at the change and development of Asia as a whole, this paper aims to shed new light on the purpose of studying international security relations, in addition to examining the general theory and practice of international relations, Taiwan's threats and challenges, in particular, will be explored in depth.
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"Currency options in Asia Pacific". Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5885997.
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楊人超. "Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific security". Thesis, 1998. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45303699991674234790.
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碩士東吳大學
政治學系研究所
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Among the present devices for the Asia-Pacific security, there is no doubt that the emerging multilateralism has received much more attention than the others. Over the past years, a variety of multilateral institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, including trackⅠand trackⅡ diplomacy, have been increasing rapidly and also playing positive roles in promoting the regional multilateral security cooperation and even handling some potential conflict issues in this region. Yet, some analysts contend that multilateralism, which is derived from the Europe may not be applicable to the context of the Asia-Pacific with its diverse, complex and unique circumstances. Therefore, this essay is intended to discuss two primary subjects. First, the author will introduce the concepts, norms, and characteristics in the process of developing the Asia-Pacific multilateralism, which is known as "Asia-Pacific Way". Second, based on the two notable contending theories─Neorealism and Neoliberal institutionalism in the international relations, he will also evaluate the viability of these new security schemes, and predict the prospects for them further.
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Peng, Dajin. "The rise of a Pacific community? evolution and trends of Asia Pacific economic cooperation /". 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/36231849.html.
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Lee, Chien-Hong. "International cooperation in the world of sovereign but interdependent nation states Asia Pacific economic cooperation as an international regime /". 2001. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/52211394.html.
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Way, Min-Sun, e 魏銘山. "Industrial Minerals Potential in Asia-Pacific". Thesis, 1997. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09813289922533130006.
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Yeh, Chien-Chang, e 葉建昌. "A Study : Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation". Thesis, 1995. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64014374788030478442.
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Tang, Donny Chiu Pui. "An econometric study of economic integration among the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Countries". 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38194339.html.
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Li, Kun-Jin, e 李坤晉. "A Study on Asia Pacific Economic Integration". Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94805696325105998293.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
國際企業學研究所
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In the face of fierce global market competition, regional economic consolidation has already become the main topic of discussion concerning current global economics and trade. The adoption of the Euro by the European Union in 1999 brought about a succession of regional economic consolidation. The Asian and Pacific areas, naturally have been unable to remain unaffected. With the continuous involvement of China, Japan and Korea, the Association of South East Asian Nations is having a greater affect on world trade. This paper uses the “Attraction Model” together with eight years of trade and economic data from 1997 to 2004 to look at the long term trend of trade between 42 countries and 7 regional economic organizations. An investigation is made of the close relationship between South East Asian countries regards trade cooperation. The main conclusions made from the empirical analysis are as follows: (1) Trade blocks (groups of countries) have already formed. According to our regression analysis, we find there are increasing numbers of blocks formed each year, which shows that trade volume is increasing each year between ASEAN countries.(2) It was found that distance between countries, population, gross national product and a country’s political stability all have an influence on a country’s trade volume. With the formation of ASEAN trade blocks; China and the ASEAN Free Trade Area(AFTA) and even the ASEAN Plus Three(APT) are all having an extremely significant impact on Taiwan. This paper avoids looking at the domestic economies of ASEAN countries but rather looks at inter border trade between these countries. Finally some recommendations are made about policy.
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Lin, Yi-Ching, e 林佾靜. "Vietnam''s Asia-Pacific Policy (1954~2000)". Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57268677529272602600.
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碩士國立暨南國際大學
公共行政與政策學系
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By the end of 20th century, Vietnam comes up a newly industrial nation in the world, inducing other developed countries'' capital inwards. How Vietnam develops and prospers in recent years has caused worldwide attention. However, prior to 1980s, Vietnam was nothing but " Hotpoint of conflicts" in Southeast Asia. Since 1954''s Dien Bien Phu Battle struggling for independence and prosperity, Vietnam, on the contrary, was wrapped up in another wave of conflicts finally turning out bloody war with U.S, in spite of independent status in Geneva Agreement after the first Indochina War. By nature, how Vietnam evolved, independent, divided or united, lasting from 1950s to 1970s, all is deeply involved in the complicated pull-and-push operations among Superpowers in Asia Pacific area, like U.S , The former USSR, and the Communism China. In other words, Vietnam''s national status is impossible to exclude the consideration of the whole development in the area where big powers struggle with each other fiercely. The thesis will argue why Vietnam made significant changes in external policy in different stages, divided into four periods. We find that the debates of cause-and-effect relations on dramatic upheavals must be placed under the entire power structure of Asia Pacific with time ahead, and there will be a complete and comprhensive discussion. Namely, it is Asia-Pacific dynamics, from Cold war to Post Cold way, that conduced to Hanoi ''s claims to his own security strategy, to a great extent. In the thesis, we will see how Vietnam identifies " self" and " other" in her policymaking and then what instruments and means she took to carry out desired national interests and goals. In the course, we can observe subtle activism , a clear mirror of Vietnam''s will and deeds shaped and transformed by external factors , political and economic. As many mentioned scholars or officials assume, we also think Asia -Pacific is the most active all over the world, political and economic. Especially for Vietnam, the matter of survival and prosperity is greatly related to the area''s mood of security. Namely, even beyond Cold war, Vietnam is still highly subject to the area''s power games, conditioned and confined. However, behind the given constraints, Vietnam''s opportunities are in the very coupling. Therefore, we mean to prove Asia-Pacific is the key context to penetrate the nature of Vietnam''s long-term external relation. Here, Vietnam''s Asia-Pacific policy plays an important role to reflect her changing worldview and national interests.
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Ce, Dong-long, e 謝東龍. "Studies on Putin’s Policies toward Asia-pacific". Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01323711072947455566.
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碩士南華大學
歐洲研究所
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Asia-Pacific also holds enormous strategic significance for Russia. It remains an area of immense concentration of military power, including many of the largest armies in the world. There are a number of unsettled territorial and ethno-religious conflicts which have the potential to cause, or are already causing, instability in the entire region. It should be noted that Russia itself is a party to some unresolved territorial disputes such as the Kuril dispute. The Russian leadership has repeatedly emphasized that Russia had always been a Eurasian country, with regard not only to its territory but also its interests, policies, and even psychology. It is commonplace to ascertain that the Asia-Pacific region (APR) is of vital and growing concern to Russia. A number of particular Russian economic, political and strategic interests can be highlighted. Moscow is very interested in developing the Russian Far East through co-operation with the neighboring countries (albeit the federal center often simply eliminated local problems). The main problem for Moscow with regards to the region is staying engaged and remaining an important player in the future development of Asia-Pacific. This has been made difficult for two reasons. Firstly, Russian military power has been dramatically reduced in the area. Russia simply can no longer afford to maintain the same level of military presence in the region as it did with the Soviet Union. Secondly, because of the dire economic conditions that now prevail in Russia, it currently has little to offer other Far Eastern countries and this being at the very time that economic strength has become the manifestation of a country’s power and significance. Along with the internal major threats to Russia's security, the document identifies a number of dangers stemming from the international dynamics. The doctrine highlights the following sources of external threat: territorial claims; attempts of foreign countries to use Russia's domestic problems for weakening its international positions or challenging its territorial integrity. External challenges, however, are of less significance than internal threats. Present-day Russian security thinking does not limit the notion of security only to strategic-military issues (‘hard’ security). Rather, it acknowledges that in the contemporary world ‘soft’ security may matter more than security in traditional sense. As Russia aims at creating favorable conditions for developing its foreign economic relations with the countries of the region and eliminating any barriers to such a co-operation. Moscow pushes ASEAN and Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum (APEC) to promote free trade principles in the APR. Moscow was pleased with the APEC’s decision to admit Russia as a full-fledged member in November 1998. Russian leadership tries both to encourage the region’s foreign economic relations and keep them under its control. Moscow becomes especially nervous when the Far Eastern provinces demonstrate any signs of separatism. Present-day Russian security thinking does not limit the notion of security only to strategic-military issues (‘hard’ security). Rather, it acknowledges that in the contemporary world ‘soft’ security may matter more than security in traditional sense. The Asia-Pacific countries (including Russia) are facing new economic challenges such as uneven development, depletion of non-renewable natural resources, trade wars, competition for markets and sources of raw materials, environmental degradation, food shortages and so on. Moscow repeatedly emphasised that it considered protection of Russia’s economic interests in Asia-Pacific as an important foreign policy objective. Despite the seeming number of threats, most of Russian politicians, military and analysts assess the above mentioned challenges optimistically rather than pessimistically. They view Asia-Pacific as a region that really is not burdened with major security threats. These threats mainly originate from the ‘soft’ rather than from the ‘hard’ security domain. Such threats could be successfully met by developing economic and humanitarian co-operation and creating interdependency mechanism rather than by traditional means such as military build-up or alliance-formation.