Australia's Trade, Investment And Security In The Asian Century

by John Hynes Farrar, Mary Hiscock, Vai Io Lo

Overview

Given its geographical proximity to Asia and its close alliance with the West, Australia, amid the rise of Asian economies, needs to re-formulate its policies on trade, investment and security. Over the years, in making decisions on issues relating to trade, investment and security, the Australian government has often resorted to the notion of 'national interest'. This book attempts to analyse ‘national interest’ from the perspectives of economics, finance, international trade, foreign direct investment, international relations, energy resources, and migration in the context of Australia in the Asian century.Currently, there are no multidisciplinary books on the Australian ‘national interest’. This book fills the gap with a broad and integrated approach in examining the subject. Academics, researchers, and students of various disciplines (such as economics, finance, international relations, international trade, foreign direct investment and Asian studies), policy advisors, government agencies, financial institutions, and trade law practitioners from around the world will find this book useful and stimulating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814632867
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/23/2015
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

About the Editors v

About the Contributors vii

List of Abbreviations xi

List of Figures xv

List of Tables xvii

Introduction xxiii

Part I Defining the Australian 'National Interest' 1

Chapter 1 Hard Choices: Defining Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century John Farrar 3

Chapter 2 Between the Giants in Pursuit of Asian Prosperity: Dilemmas of Australia's National Security Strategy Lance L.P. Gore 25

Chapter 3 National Interest and Tectonic Change: The Case of Australia and Asia Kenneth Chern 45

Part II Trade 63

Chapter 4 The National Interest in Trade and Investment Agreements: Protecting the Health of Australians Andrew D. Mitchell Jessica Casben 65

Chapter 5 Shepparton Preserving Company: The Tomato Processing Industry and the National Interest Mary Hiscock 83

Part III Investment 95

Chapter 6 The 'National Interest', and Australian and Chinese Investment Law and Policy Vivienne Bath 97

Chapter 7 Investment Disputes and Australia's National Interest: A Precarious Balance Leon E. Trakman 115

Chapter 8 Defining Australian National Interests in Regulating Foreign Investments Urnair Ghori 135

Part IV Natural Resources 153

Chapter 9 Australia's National Interest in Supplying Gas Resources to the Asian Markets Tina Hunter Slawomir Raszewski 155

Chapter 10 Is Australia's Foreign Investment Policy in the National Interest? Anthony J. Makin 175

Part V Labour and Immigration Policies 185

Chapter 11 People Movements and the 'National Interest' Glenn Withers 187

Chapter 12 International Migration and Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century Graeme Hugo 201

Part VI Financial Stability 223

Chapter 13 Achieving Financial Stability through Financial Market Integration with Asia Ahmed M. Khalid Asif Saeed 225

Chapter 14 Regulating Australia's Financial Stability in the National Interest Louise Parsons 251

Part VII 'National Interest' and International Obligations 271

Chapter 15 Balancing Australia's National Interests Melissa Conley Tyler Shane Ivimey 273

Chapter 16 Responsible International Citizenry in the Asian Century: Why Failure to Meet International Obligations Adversely Affects Australian National Interests Danielle Ireland-Piper 289

Chapter 17 National Interest in an Increasingly Globalised World John Farrar Mary Hiscock Vai Io Lo 311

Index 317