Contributors are all experts in the field and are also from the Asia-Pacific region
Drysdale's books have done very well in the past
Topical - the book that looks at e-commerce in the WTO and the new economy brought about by the digital age
Peter Drysdale is Professor of Economics in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University.
1. The new economy in Asia and the Pacific: an overview 2. What's new in the new economy? 3. The new economy: theory and measurement 4. Telecommunications policy and the evolution of the internet 5. Factors affecting growth in the region:R&D and productivity 6.1 Beyond Silicon Valley: the regional spread of innovation 6.2 The Indian experience 6.3 The Chinese experience 6.4 The Taiwanese experience: impact on production and trade 7. Corporate strategies in information technology firms 8. Intellectual property protection and capital markets in the new economy 9. A force for market competition or market power 10. Internet providers: an industry study 11. Automobiles: an industry study 12. The digital divide in East Asia 13. E-commerce: the work program of the World Trade Organization 14. Implications for APEC