Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Director, Euro-Asia Centre, Associate Professor (and Jean Monnet Professor of Economics), University of Limerick, Ireland and M. Bruna Zolin, Professor of Economics, University of Ca' Foscari, Italy

'In the wake of the current global financial crisis this multidisciplinary study examines growing Asian economic integration fuelled increasingly by intra-regional trade and investment and contrasting with the institutional mechanism led EU. Chapters highlight the paramountcy of China, the source of a potential reserve currency replacing the US dollar. This book will prove an invaluable reference source for policymakers, scholars and business practitioners alike.' Robert Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK

• Introduction, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part I Current Macroeconomic Issues; Chapter 1 Real Interest Rates and the Crisis: Where are the Rates Heading?, Dino Martellato; Chapter 2 Economic Vulnerability: China, EU and USA, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan; Chapter 3 The Twilight of ‘Chimerica’? China and the Collapse of the American Model, Guilhem Fabre; Chapter 4 De Facto Trade Integration and Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia, Françoise Nicolas; Chapter 5 Economic and Financial Integration in East Asia: Status and Perspective, Woosik Moon, Hwanhee Oh; Chapter 6 Land, Biofuels and Food Security: Another ‘Impossible Trinity Theorem’?, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part II Firm and Industry Level Issues; Chapter 7 Chinese Businesses in Japan: An Emerging Phenomenon, Reinhard Drifte, Jacques Jaussaud; Chapter 8 Indian Multinationals: Which Competitive Advantages?, Giovanni Balcet, Silvia Bruschieri; Chapter 9 Transnational Companies, Shareholder Value and the Chinese Innovation Policy, Michael von Wuntsch, Xiaojun Wei; Chapter 10 ‘Equipment Hypothesis’ and Skills: The Case of Die and Mould-making – Japan and Ireland, Tomoko Oikawa; Chapter 11 Policy Support for SMEs – China and Europe, Esmeralda Gassie, Ju Hu; Chapter 12 The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Accessibility and House-Price Variability: The Case of Two Taiwanese Regions, David Emanuel Andersson, Oliver F. Shyr;

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Director, Euro-Asia Centre, Associate Professor (and Jean Monnet Professor of Economics), University of Limerick, Ireland and M. Bruna Zolin, Professor of Economics, University of Ca' Foscari, Italy

'In the wake of the current global financial crisis this multidisciplinary study examines growing Asian economic integration fuelled increasingly by intra-regional trade and investment and contrasting with the institutional mechanism led EU. Chapters highlight the paramountcy of China, the source of a potential reserve currency replacing the US dollar. This book will prove an invaluable reference source for policymakers, scholars and business practitioners alike.' Robert Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK

• Introduction, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part I Current Macroeconomic Issues; Chapter 1 Real Interest Rates and the Crisis: Where are the Rates Heading?, Dino Martellato; Chapter 2 Economic Vulnerability: China, EU and USA, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan; Chapter 3 The Twilight of ‘Chimerica’? China and the Collapse of the American Model, Guilhem Fabre; Chapter 4 De Facto Trade Integration and Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia, Françoise Nicolas; Chapter 5 Economic and Financial Integration in East Asia: Status and Perspective, Woosik Moon, Hwanhee Oh; Chapter 6 Land, Biofuels and Food Security: Another ‘Impossible Trinity Theorem’?, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part II Firm and Industry Level Issues; Chapter 7 Chinese Businesses in Japan: An Emerging Phenomenon, Reinhard Drifte, Jacques Jaussaud; Chapter 8 Indian Multinationals: Which Competitive Advantages?, Giovanni Balcet, Silvia Bruschieri; Chapter 9 Transnational Companies, Shareholder Value and the Chinese Innovation Policy, Michael von Wuntsch, Xiaojun Wei; Chapter 10 ‘Equipment Hypothesis’ and Skills: The Case of Die and Mould-making – Japan and Ireland, Tomoko Oikawa; Chapter 11 Policy Support for SMEs – China and Europe, Esmeralda Gassie, Ju Hu; Chapter 12 The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Accessibility and House-Price Variability: The Case of Two Taiwanese Regions, David Emanuel Andersson, Oliver F. Shyr;

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Director, Euro-Asia Centre, Associate Professor (and Jean Monnet Professor of Economics), University of Limerick, Ireland and M. Bruna Zolin, Professor of Economics, University of Ca' Foscari, Italy

'In the wake of the current global financial crisis this multidisciplinary study examines growing Asian economic integration fuelled increasingly by intra-regional trade and investment and contrasting with the institutional mechanism led EU. Chapters highlight the paramountcy of China, the source of a potential reserve currency replacing the US dollar. This book will prove an invaluable reference source for policymakers, scholars and business practitioners alike.' Robert Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK

• Introduction, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part I Current Macroeconomic Issues; Chapter 1 Real Interest Rates and the Crisis: Where are the Rates Heading?, Dino Martellato; Chapter 2 Economic Vulnerability: China, EU and USA, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan; Chapter 3 The Twilight of ‘Chimerica’? China and the Collapse of the American Model, Guilhem Fabre; Chapter 4 De Facto Trade Integration and Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia, Françoise Nicolas; Chapter 5 Economic and Financial Integration in East Asia: Status and Perspective, Woosik Moon, Hwanhee Oh; Chapter 6 Land, Biofuels and Food Security: Another ‘Impossible Trinity Theorem’?, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, M. Bruna Zolin; Part II Firm and Industry Level Issues; Chapter 7 Chinese Businesses in Japan: An Emerging Phenomenon, Reinhard Drifte, Jacques Jaussaud; Chapter 8 Indian Multinationals: Which Competitive Advantages?, Giovanni Balcet, Silvia Bruschieri; Chapter 9 Transnational Companies, Shareholder Value and the Chinese Innovation Policy, Michael von Wuntsch, Xiaojun Wei; Chapter 10 ‘Equipment Hypothesis’ and Skills: The Case of Die and Mould-making – Japan and Ireland, Tomoko Oikawa; Chapter 11 Policy Support for SMEs – China and Europe, Esmeralda Gassie, Ju Hu; Chapter 12 The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Accessibility and House-Price Variability: The Case of Two Taiwanese Regions, David Emanuel Andersson, Oliver F. Shyr;