LEADER 04569cam 2200541 i 4500001 ssj0002597439 003 WaSeSS 005 20230512140707.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 220224s2021 acab sb 100 0 eng d 010 2021392428 020 9781760464745 |q(paperback) 020 |z9781760464752 |q(electronic book) 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0002597439 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |dWaSeSS 042 pcc 043 pp----- 049 EREENEHH 050 00 HF3752.3 |b.P33 2019 111 2 Pacific Trade and Development Conference |n(40th : |d2019 : |cBangkok, Thailand) |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 New dimensions of connectivity in the Asia-Pacific |h[electronic resource] / |cedited by Christopher Findlay and Somkiat Tangkitvanich. 260 Acton, ACT, Australia : |bAustralian National University Press, |c[2021] 300 xxi, 254 pages : |bcolor maps ; |c24 cm 490 0 Pacific Trade and Development Conference series 500 Papers presented at the 40th Pacific Trade and Development Conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand 16-19 July 2019. 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 1. Infrastructure connectivity and regional integration in Asia and the Pacific : evidence from a new index of economic integration -- 2. China's Belt and Road Initiative : contributions to connectivity -- 3. The connectivity of the Greater Mekong subregion : a view from the sky -- 4. The digital economy in Southeast Asia : emerging policy priorities and opportunities for regional collaboration -- 5. Connecting locals to locals : market discovery through e-commerce -- 6. Digital connectivity in China and Asia : the case of mobile payments -- 7. The investment agenda. 506 Available only to authorized users. 520 "There is no bigger policy agenda in the East Asian region than connectivity. Costs of international connectivity are indeed falling, in the movement of goods, services, people and data, leading to a greater flows, and to the reorganisation of business and the emergence of new forms of international transactions. There are second-round effects on productivity and growth, and on equity and inclusiveness. Participating in trade across borders involves significant set-up costs and, if these costs are lowered due to falling full costs of connectivity, more firms will participate, which is a driver of productivity growth and innovation at the firm level. Connectivity investments are linked to poverty reduction, since they reduce the costs of participating in markets. This volume includes chapters on the consequences of changes in both physical and digital connectivity for trade, for the location of economic activity, for forms of doing business, the growth of e-commerce in particular, and for the delivery of new services, especially in the financial sector. A study of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is also included. These studies are preceded by an assessment of the connectivity performance in the Asia-Pacific region and followed by a discussion of impediments to investment in projects that contribute to productivity. The collection as a whole provides the basis for a series of recommendations for regional cooperation."-- |cPage 4 of cover. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 650 0 Infrastructure (Economics) |zPacific Area |vCongresses. |=^A154185 650 0 Electronic commerce |zPacific Area |vCongresses. |=^A381307 650 0 Economic development |zPacific Area |vCongresses. |=^A17 651 0 Pacific Area |xCommerce |vCongresses. |=^A1240757 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 700 1 Findlay, Christopher C. |q(Christopher Charles) |=^A206759 700 1 Tangkitvanich, Somkiat. |?UNAUTHORIZED 710 2 Australian National University Press. |=^A1372274 856 40 |zFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=6829408 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 5950353