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100 1 $aRajan, Ramkishen S.
245 10 $aAsia in the global economy :$bfinance, trade and investment /$cRamkishen S. Rajan, Sunil Rongala.
260 $aHackensack, NJ :$bWorld Scientific Pub.,$cc2008.
300 $axii, 260 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 $aCover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Section 1: Monetary and Exchange Rates Issues -- 1. Asia's Embarrassment of Riches: A Story of Prudence, Global Imbalances, and Some Good Old Fashioned Mercantilism -- Introduction -- Prudence Motive for Reasons Reserve Build-Up -- The Limits -- Mercantilism or Low Domestic Demand? -- In Search of Higher Yields -- Costs of Monetary Sterilization -- Conclusion -- 2. The Known Unknown: The Whopping US Current Account Deficit and Its Implications (With Surabhi Jain) -- Introduction -- Evolution of the US CAD and the US Dollar -- Dynamics of Capital Flows to the United States -- Conclusion -- 3. Will the US Dollar Remain "Top Dog"?: The Billion Dollar Question (With Jose Kiran) -- Introduction -- Rise of the US Dollar Standard -- The Coming End of the USD Hegemony? -- Possible Rivals to the US Dollar Standard -- Conclusion --
505 2 $a4. A Central Banker's Holy Grail: Inflation-Targeting Frameworks with Reference to Asia (With Tony Cavoli) -- Introduction -- What is an Inflation-Targeting Arrangement? -- The Role of Exchange Rates Under Inflation Targeting -- Strict versus Flexible Targeting -- Conclusion -- 5. Singapore's Currency Baskets and the Mantra of Competitiveness: The Importance of Real Exchange Rates -- Introduction -- Competitiveness Indices -- Real Exchange Rates and Currency Basket Regimes -- A Study of Policy Discretion in Singapore -- Conclusion -- Section 2: Financial Liberalization, Financial Crises and the Financing of Development -- 6. Barbarians at the Gates: Foreign Bank Entry in Asia -- Introduction -- Economic Motivations Behind Foreign Bank Entry -- The Fear Behind Foreign Bank Entry -- Conclusion: Timing and Pace of Foreign Bank Entry -- 7. The Tobin Tax: A Panacea for Financial Crises? -- Introduction -- Open Capital Accounts, Financial Crises and Safeguards --
505 2 $aThe Tobin Tax Reconsidered12 -- Conclusion -- 8. International Capital Flows to Asia: The Never-Ending Magic Spigot? -- Introduction -- Current Account Balances and Reserve Accumulation Since the Crisis -- Capital Flows and International Financial Intermediation -- Conclusion: The Yen-Carry Trade -- 9. Using Reserves to Finance Infrastructure in India: Will It Clear the Gridlock? -- Introduction -- The Importance of Infrastructure in India -- Using Foreign Reserves to Finance Infrastructure -- Problems with the Reserves-Funded SPV Approach -- Macroeconomic Consequences of Using Reserves to Finance Infrastructure -- Conclusion -- 10. The Goldmine of Development Finance: Reassessing the Importance of Migrants' Remittances -- Introduction -- Significance of Migrants' Remittances -- Economic Effects of Remittances -- Conclusion -- Section 3: Trade, Investment and the Rise of China and India -- 11. The "Do's and Don'ts" of Attracting Foreign Direct Investment. -- Introduction --
505 2 $aInvestment Promotion and Government Intervention Policies -- Fiscal and Financial Incentives -- Conclusion -- 12. Chips from East Asia, Hardware from Southeast Asia, and Assembled in China: Production Sharing and Trade in Asia -- Introduction -- The Importance and Implications of Production Sharing -- Conclusion: Production Fragmentation and Regional Trade Arrangements (RTAs) -- 13. All Paths Lead to Ind.
651 0 $aAsia$xEconomic conditions.
650 0 $aFinance$zAsia.
651 0 $aAsia$xForeign economic relations.
651 0 $aAsia$xCommerce.
650 0 $aInternational economic relations.
700 1 $aRongala, Sunil.
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