acceleration of economic growth. This volume focuses attention on the microeconomic determinants and effects of

unprecedented economic growth despite the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2001 global downturn. A new

Economic Growth in Taiwan -- 6. The Role of Trade and Exchange Rate Policy in Korea's Growth -- 7. The Role

NAFTA -- 3. Social Policy Dimensions of Economic Integration: Environmental and Labor Standards -- 4. EU

Nakasone-Takeshita Tax Reform -- 8. The Role of Tax Policy in Korea's Economic Growth -- 9. Aging of Population

implications of export-led growth in Korea and Taiwan, the effects of foreign direct investment in China, and

developing countries and a key factor affecting economic growth. Historically, most developing nations have

Policy and Protection Growth -- 5. The Growth of Agricultural Protection -- Part III -- 6. Economic