Abstract Most of the Indian government’s bi- and multilateral trade initiatives are stuck in political deadlock. At the same time, the unilateral measures are lurching…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract There are conflicting views as to the relationship between a nation’s defense expenditure (DE) and its population’s income inequality (INEQ). DE, always an important…
Abstract Despite growing interest in the phenomenon of ‘latecomer innovation,’ the nature of this challenge – and its relationship to globalization – remain poorly understood.…
Abstract We analyze the driving forces behind China’s New Silk Road (NSR) initiative and find that they include not only short-term factors, such as the…
Abstract Western policymakers must understand that there can never be a trouble-free relationship with China. Sooner or later, they will have to take a firm…
Abstract Increases in military spending have a big impact on the socioeconomic conditions in any country. However, there is no consensus as to whether the…
Abstract This paper re-examines the long-run causal relationship between military expenditure and economic growth in China over the period 1952–2010. An empirical econometric analysis based…
Abstract On 29 June 2015, the leaders of China and representatives of fifty-six nations gathered in Beijing to sign the Memorandum of Understanding for the…
Abstract Unipolarity is arguably the most popular concept used to analyze the U.S. global position that emerged in 1991, but the concept is totally inadequate…
Abstract The global economic power shift from the West to East (Asia) and the increasing geostrategic significance of the Indo-Pacific region has resulted in cooperation…
Abstract While the Sino–Indian relationship has improved in recent years, it continues to oscillate between periods of cordiality and competition. This is exacerbated by a…
Abstract This essay examines the content of the “Beijing consensus” approach to development and explores whether the emerging markets and developing countries should embrace it…
Abstract As China’s aid has increased, so has scrutiny by the international development and foreign policy community. Despite recognition that foreign aid policy is a…
Abstract This article challenges the dominant narrative that overlooks the role of domestic factors in Taiwanese foreign aid in favour of politics cast at the…
Abstract This essay argues that Japan can make better strategic use of economic policy, humanitarian aid, and domestic civil society to play a more effective…
