The performance of selected service industries including tourism, telecommunications, air transport and consultantcy, are analysed and related to a wider survey of the structure and growth of international trade in services.
International trade in services is emerging as an important area of study. Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the significance of services in both trade and investmnet relationships. This book is based om researh carred out as part of the ASEAN- Australia Joint Rsearch Project, Its is of relevance internationally as well as to the Paficic Rim countries for its consideration of both theoretical and policy aspects. Case studies are presented for each country of the origonal ASEAN members: Sinagpore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and on touriam, telecommunications, air transport and consulatncy services.
List of Abbreviations, List of Figures and Tables, Preface, Introduction, 1: Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage and Service Intensity, 2: Profile of ASEAN-Australian Services Trade, 3: The Service Sector and Trade Linkages: Country Studies, 4: Industrial Structure and Trade Performance: Industry Studies, 5: Policy Issues and Regional Co-operation, Bibliography
Ken Tucker is Professor of International Business and Director of the Australian International Business Centre, Graduate School of Management at the University of Queensland. Mark Sundberg is at Harvard University.
