Message Board Archive for Module 2- Economic Development

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ICCD chat on FDI in China

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The motivations for EU investors in China

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Economic reforms in China and  Bangladesh

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CarstenStorm
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Mar 2006

If your chat fails you may discuss the questions concerning the text here. The basic text for the discussion is a very short (4 pages) conference paper on FDI in China. It is easily accessible online. You may download it at [url]
http://www.apec.org.au/docs/China04Erskine.pdf[/url]

Please discuss two of the four questions below during your chat.

1) What are the implications of “round tripping”?
2) What do you think is the primary problem of “round tripping”? Is it a problem for China's economy, for other economies, or is it a statistical problem?
3) Which role does “round tripping” play for regional disparity in China's economic development? Who benefits from FDI in China and elsewhere?
4) Erskine speaks about the “great sucking sound” and argues that FDI in Asia focuses strongly on China and thereby marginalises other national economies. Do you think this statement is correct? What image does China as a national economy have in your countries in terms of development, international competition, or international partnership?
5) Are there any possibilities of governing global economy? Does it need to be governed?

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johnlannon
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May 2006

Another topic of interest to the Limerick students is the motivations for EU investors in China - the patterns and dynamics that exist, etc.

We would like your observations on this.

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johnlannon
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May 2006

One of the topics that has been discussed in our module in Limerick is economic reforms in China and Bangladesh - in particular comparisons and contrasts between the experiences of the two countries. This is a discussion which we would appreciate input from our Chinese and Bangladeshi partners on, as well as from the European scholars - for example on the factors that have accelerated or limited reforms, are internal and external factors more important, etc.

We invite you to add your views on this topic.