Regulations and International Trade

Examines new regulations and standards in developed countriesDemonstrates the consequences of regulation changes on East Asian countriesBrings together leading scholars with expertise on developing economies in Asia

Examines new regulations and standards in developed countries Demonstrates the consequences of regulation changes on East Asian countries Brings together leading scholars with expertise on developing economies in Asia

Auteur

Etsuyo Michida is a Senior Overseas Research Fellow at IDE-JETRO, Japan, and Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

John Humphrey is Honorary Professor of School of Business, Management and Economics at the University of Sussex, UK.

Kaoru Nabeshima is Associate Professor of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University, Japan.

Contenu

1. Regulation, Standards, and Risk Management in the Context of Globalization.- 2. Regulatory Diffusion from the EU to Asia.- 3. The Thai Experience Adapting to EU Chemical Regulations.- 4. Diffusion of Private Food Standards from the European Union to Asia.- 5. Preliminary Theoretical Model for Standard Promotion from the Government Point of View.- 6. A Snapshot View of PRER Impacts on Firms in Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan.- 7. Transmission Channels of Requirements for Chemicals in Products to Firms in Vietnam.- 8. Effect of Chemical Safety Standards on Production Cost in Malaysia and Vietnam.- 9. Effects of Chemical Safety Standards on Export Performance in Malaysia and Vietnam.- 10. Diffusion of Quality and Environmental Management System through the Global Value Chains: The Case of Malaysia and Vietnam.- 11. Challenges of EU Chemicals in Products Regulations: The Cases of Thai Firms.