Asia's role in twenty-first-century global economic governance

Madhur, Srinivasa

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2346.2012.01103.x

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“…Although Asia has experienced growing economic weight, which enhances its role in shaping global economic governance, the adoption of a global lingua franca – English – is one of five key challenges it has to address (Madhur, 2012). ‘White privilege’ associated with the linguistic capital of English in the labour market is observed in some societies.…”

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Pursuing dreams in an Asian global city: Does host language proficiency matter for Asian minorities?

Jiang

Lui²

2022

Urban Studies

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Asians who are not attracted by western culture may pursue their dreams in an Asian global city. While most people in Asia do not use English to communicate in their daily life, past literature on international migration focuses on English-speaking countries. This study uses Hong Kong (branded an Asian global city) as a case study to examine whether mastery of a native language (Cantonese) and/or English, a dominant non-native language in the commercial sector, determines the economic success of Asian migrants. Contrary to the general expectation of the importance of the native language, this study finds that a mastery of English and the official language of China (Putonghua) instead of Cantonese generates higher earnings for Asian minorities. The language advantages for earnings are mediated by the attainment of high-paid occupations. This study suggests that immigrants’ assimilation in a host society is not just a local problem but relates to the global and regional contextual factors of the city.

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Pursuing dreams in an Asian global city: Does host language proficiency matter for Asian minorities?

Jiang

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2022

Urban Studies

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“…That said, a divided South Asian region would be a major roadblock for Asia playing a significant role in global economic governance (Madhur 2012). Against the backdrop of these perceptions, this paper examines SAARC's performance and failures as a regional cooperation forum.…”

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SAARC – Time To Change

Madhur

2023

IPPR

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This paper examines SAARC’s performance and failures as a regional cooperation forum, since its establishment with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. First, it briefly reviews the recent geopolitical situation in South Asia. Against the backdrop of the evolving geopolitical situation, the paper reviews South Asian integration in a nutshell. It then examines the progress and failures of SAARC as a regional forum in four key areas of regional cooperation and integration: trade, money and finance, and people-to-people contacts. From the available empirical evidence, the paper deciphers that regional integration under SAARC has progressed at a far lower momentum than what was expected at the time of its formation. Progress in regional cooperation under SAARC also compares poorly with similar regional forums in both Europe and Southeast Asia. Against this backdrop, this paper synthesizes the existing studies on SAARC, and comes up with ambitious yet pragmatic policy options for fast-tracking the forum’s economic integration.

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“…The formation of a region-wide FTA in Asia is a key recommendation that has been made by recent studies on Asian economic integration (ADB, 2008a and. Such a region-wide FTA could also enable Asian countries to gradually speak up with unified positions on international trade and investment in global forums and institutions that are responsible for global economic jei China-Japan-Korea FTA: A Dual Track Approach to a Trilateral Agreement governance (Madhur, 2012a and2012b).…”

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China-Japan-Korea FTA: A Dual Track Approach to a Trilateral Agreement

Madhur

2013

JEI

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This paper argues that a China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CJK FTA) will have large benefits to the three Northeast Asian countries and significant implications for global multilateral trade. However, several hurdles seem to make an expeditious completion of a CJK FTA, or even bilateral FTAs between Japan and China or between Japan and Korea extremely difficult. Thus, a pragmatic approach would be to follow a dual-track approach in which China and Korea fast-track the completion of a bilateral FTA between them and the three countries continue their negotiations for a trilateral FTA on a steady track. Neither of these attempts should, however, deter these countries from joining the larger multilateral deals they are pursuing such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) or the Transpacific Partnership (TPP). JEL Classifications: F15

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Asia's role in twenty-first-century global economic governance

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

Pursuing dreams in an Asian global city: Does host language proficiency matter for Asian minorities?

Pursuing dreams in an Asian global city: Does host language proficiency matter for Asian minorities?

SAARC – Time To Change

China-Japan-Korea FTA: A Dual Track Approach to a Trilateral Agreement

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