Amar Anwar is Associate Professor of Economics and Management Science in the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University in Canada. He also serves as Visiting Professor in the International SEPT Competence Center at Universität Leipzig (Leipzig University) in Germany.Ichiro Iwasaki is Project Professor in the Department of Law, Economics and Management at Okinawa University in Japan. In addition to this, he is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, also located in Japan.

• Chapter 1: Introduction – Why Finance and Growth in Asia Still Matter.- Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundations – Finance, Globalization,and Development Policy.- Chapter 3: Mapping the Literature – Scope, Dataset, and Study Selection.- Chapter 4: Methodological Framework – Meta-Regression Techniques and Innovations.- Chapter 5: Empirical Findings from the Meta-Analysis.- Chapter 6: Publication Bias and the Credibility of Finance–Growth Evidence.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – Rethinking Financial Development in an Interconnected Asia.

Amar Anwar is Associate Professor of Economics and Management Science in the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University in Canada. He also serves as Visiting Professor in the International SEPT Competence Center at Universität Leipzig (Leipzig University) in Germany.Ichiro Iwasaki is Project Professor in the Department of Law, Economics and Management at Okinawa University in Japan. In addition to this, he is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, also located in Japan.

• Chapter 1: Introduction – Why Finance and Growth in Asia Still Matter.- Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundations – Finance, Globalization,and Development Policy.- Chapter 3: Mapping the Literature – Scope, Dataset, and Study Selection.- Chapter 4: Methodological Framework – Meta-Regression Techniques and Innovations.- Chapter 5: Empirical Findings from the Meta-Analysis.- Chapter 6: Publication Bias and the Credibility of Finance–Growth Evidence.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – Rethinking Financial Development in an Interconnected Asia.

Amar Anwar is Associate Professor of Economics and Management Science in the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University in Canada. He also serves as Visiting Professor in the International SEPT Competence Center at Universität Leipzig (Leipzig University) in Germany.Ichiro Iwasaki is Project Professor in the Department of Law, Economics and Management at Okinawa University in Japan. In addition to this, he is Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, also located in Japan.

• Chapter 1: Introduction – Why Finance and Growth in Asia Still Matter.- Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundations – Finance, Globalization,and Development Policy.- Chapter 3: Mapping the Literature – Scope, Dataset, and Study Selection.- Chapter 4: Methodological Framework – Meta-Regression Techniques and Innovations.- Chapter 5: Empirical Findings from the Meta-Analysis.- Chapter 6: Publication Bias and the Credibility of Finance–Growth Evidence.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – Rethinking Financial Development in an Interconnected Asia.