ASIA-PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL Vol.12, No.1, June 200

Author(s): Saman Kelegama , Debech Chakraborty, Kakali Mukhopadhyay, Biswajit Nag, Shamika Sirimanne, Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada, John Conroy, Prabir De, Buddhadeb Ghosh Economic Sector(s): (1) Global, regional and multisectoral economic and social development strategies and policies ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2372 Division/Office: Macroeconomic Policy and Development Published Date: 2005 Country: {Non-country Specific Publication} Hard Copy Price: N/A The Asia-Pacific Development Journal is published twice a year with the primary objective of providing a medium for exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, information and data on all aspects of economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region. The emphasis of the Journal is on the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles in the areas of poverty alleviation, emerging social issues and managing globalization. View Full Text Front contents A note from the Editor (Shamika Sirimanne) Trade cooperation and performance in East and South Asia towards a future integration (Biswajit Nag) The cooperation effect creation scheme (CEC-Scheme) (Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada) APEC and financial exclusion: missed opportunities for collective actions? (John Conroy) Effects of infrastructure on regional income in the era of globalization: new evidence from South Asia (Prabir De and Buddhadeb Ghosh) Is Liberalization of trade good for the environment? Evidence from India (Kakali Mukhopadhyay and Debesh Chakraborty) Book Review: Economic Pollicy in Sri Lanka: issues and debates,by Saman Kelegama, Sri Lanka: Sage International Publications, 2004; 520 pages, ISBN: 07619-3278-X (Hb) (Saman Kelegama) Book Review: Implementing the Monterrey Consensus in the Asian and Pacific Region: Achieving Coherence and Consistency, United Nations Publication, Sales No. E.05.II.F.8, ISBN:92-1-120418-6, ST/ESCAP/2351 (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)