Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

 
Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Review
Vol. 1, No. 1, April 2005



CONTENTS Page
 
Foreword v

Research Articles
1
Foreign Direct Investment and the Internationalization
of Production in the Asia-Pacific Region:  Issues and
Policy Conundrums

Economic Impact and Social Adjustment Costs of
Accession to the World Trade Organization:
Cambodia and Nepal

Ready-made Garment Industry in Sri Lanka: Preparing
to Face the Global Challenges

Least Developed Countries in Trade Negotiations:
Planning Process and Information Needs

Export of Software and Business Process Outsourcing
from Developing Countries: Lessons from the
Indian Experience

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UNESCAP Papers: Special Focus on the Tsunami
111
Global and Regional Mechanisms for Promoting Trade
and Investment in Tsunami Affected Countries

Regional Economic Cooperation in Trade and Investment
for the Rehabilitation of Tsunami Disaster Countries:
A Private Sector Approach
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Policy Briefs
149
Thinking Ahead - Asia's Textiles and Clothing Trade in
the Post-Quota Era
151

Executive Summaries of Recent Studies in Trade and
Investment Published by the Secretariat

157
Foreign Direct Investment in Central Asian and Caucasian
Economies: Policies and Issues

Trade and Investment Policies for the Development of the
Information and Communication Technology Sector of
the Greater Mekong Subregion

Perspectives from the ESCAP Region after the Fifth WTO
Ministerial Meeting: Ideas and Actions following Cancún

Harmonized Development of Legal and Regulatory Systems
for E-commerce in Asia and the Pacific: Current Challenges
and Capacity-Building Needs
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