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PUBLICATIONS

Trade
Keywords: trade; regional trading arrangements; preferential trading arrangement; most-favored nation

(MFN; RTA; PTA; FTAA; AFTA; CER)

Title: ISSUES@PECC - Regional Trading Arrangements: Stock Take & Next Steps
Author: Dr. Mari Pangestu and Mr. Rob Scollay
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: World Trade Organization; Seattle Ministerial; Bogor Goals

(WTO; APEC; RTA)

Title: ISSUES@PECC - The Millennium Trade Agenda for the Asia-Pacific: Responding to New Challenges and Uncertainties
Author: Dr. Mari Pangestu and Prof. Christopher Findlay
Year/Order: 2000
Keywords: WTO and APEC; Competition Policy; Osaka Action Agenda;  new round

(WTO; OAA; RTA)

Title: ISSUES@PECC - Asia Pacific and Global Initiatives to Sustain Development and Prosperity
Author: Dr. Mari Pangestu and Prof. Christopher Findlay
Year/Order: 1999
Keywords: competition policy; domestic regulatory reform; anti-trust; monopolies; market efficiency
Title: PECC Competition Principles: for Guiding the Development of a Competition-Driven Policy Framework for APEC Economies 1999
Author: Dr. Kerrin M. Vautier, Convenor, Competition Principles Project
Year/Order: 1999 [Download in PDF format]
Keywords: individual action plans; tariffs; non-tariff measures; services; investment standards and conformance; customs procedures; intellectual property rights; competition policy; government procurement; deregulations; rules of origin dispute mediation; business mobility
Title: Assessing APEC Individual Actions Plans (IAPs) & Their Contribution to APEC's Goals
Author: Mr. David Parsons, Project Coordinator
Year/Order: 1999

 
Finance
Keywords: Bank ownership; risk management; financial institutions development; privatization; Basel Capital Accord; World Bank; Financial Regulators' Training Initiative

(FID; BIS; APEC; ADB)

Title: ISSUES@PECC: Bank Ownership and Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region: Divergence and Convergence of Practices
Author: Dr. Julius Caesar Parrenas and Ms. Jenny Tsai
Year/Order: 2002; [Download in PDF format]
Keywords: Financial Monetary Cooperation; survelliance process; sequencing reforms; institutional support; regional financing arrangements; manila framework group; regional cooperation mechanism)

(FMC; SEANZA; ASEAN; SEACEN; EMEAP; IMF; CMI; ASEM; APEC; MFG; ASEAN + 3 

Title: Prospects and Challenges for Regional Financial and Monetary Cooperation among PECC Economies - Governmental Perspectives on Regional Financial Cooperation
Author: Prof. Wendy Dobson
Year/Order: 2002; [Download in PDF format]
Keywords: finance ministers; six policy recommendations; assessing global capital flows; improving corporate governance; potential impacts of Basel II; focusing capacity building; revising IMF quotas

(APEC; IMF; CMI; G-10; BIS; MFG)

Title: Policy Agenda for Financial Stability and Development in the Asia-Pacific - PECC Recommendations to the APEC Finance Ministers
Author: Dr. Soogil Young
Year/Order: 2002; [Download in PDF format]
     
Keywords: APEC Business Advisory Council; risk management; Basel 2; small & medium size enterprises; banks; capital adequacy; financial institutions; Bank of International Settlements

(ABAC; BIS, ADB; IMF; FID; SMEs)

Title: ISSUES@PECC - Financial Stability in the Asia Pacific: Improving Risk Management
Author: Finance Forum and Organizers from ABAC/PECC Symposium
Year/Order: 2002; [Download in PDF format]
Keywords: China; regulatory reform; corporate governance; state-owned enterprises; board of directors; financial stability; non-performing loans; disclosure; transparency; financial crisis
Title: Good Corporate Governance
Editors: Dr. Jesus Estanislao and Amb. Guo Jiading
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: corporate governance; board of directors; accountability; independent directors; disclosure; principles; global best practices; APEC Finance Ministers; OECD
Title: Guidelines for Good Corporate Governance Practice
Author: Stephen Y. L. Cheung, Chairman, Core Group on Corporate Governance, PECC PARNet
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: Asian Financial Crisis; financial sector strengthening; corporate governance; risk management; accountability; transparency
Title: Strengthening Financial Markets & Corporate Governance
Author: Dr. Jesus Estanislao, Coordinator, PARNet
Year/Order: 2000
Keywords: corporate and industrial restructuring; financial sector reform; economic stability
Title: New Cooperation in East Asia: Peer Assistance and Review
Author: Dr. Jesus Estanislao, FMD Chair
Year/Order: 1999

Community Building
Keywords: water supply; sanitation; waste management; environmental sustainability; governance; capacity building; risk management; education; Bora Bora; port Vila; Noumea; Apia; Suva.
Title: Sustainable Urban Services/Noumea Seminar 
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Author: Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine
Year/Order: 2002
Keywords: water supply; sanitation; waste management; public authorities' role; economic sustainability; public private partnerships; regulation; Cartagena de Indias; Mexico Valle; Santiago de Chile; 
Title: Sustainable Urban Services/Santiago de Chile Seminar 
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Author: Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine
Year/Order: 2002
Keywords: water supply; sanitation; waste management; social sustainability; environmental sustainability; public private partnerships; regulation; civil society involvement; Jakarta; Manila; Hong Kong; Bangkok.
Title: Sustainable Urban Services/Hong Kong Seminar 
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Author: Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: Agenda 21; Rio Conference; patterns of development; sustainable development; Asian cities
Title: ISSUES@PECC - Diversity And Sustainability in Cities of the Pacific
Author: Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: employment in small and medium enterprises; Asian migrant policy; labor standards; e-commerce; e-learning.
Title: HRD Outlook 2000/2001
Author: Prof. Paul Mu, HRD Task Force Coordinator
Year/Order: 2001
Keywords: urban mutations; social sustainability; cultural sustainability; environment sustainability; urban planning; Manila; Santiago de Chile; Sydney; Bangkok; Hong Kong; Seoul; Jakarta; Taipei City; Singapore; Shanghai; Mexico City; Christchurch.
Title: Cities of the Pacific Rim: Diversity & Sustainability
Author: Mrs. Geneviève Dubois-Taine; and Mr. Christian Henriot
Year/Order: 2000
Keywords: rural infrastructure development; technology transfer; food safety; food security; and trade and investment liberalization; RISE.
Title: ISSUES@PECC - A "Win-Win" Outcome in APEC Food Policy
Author: Mr. Rob Scollay and Ms. Carole Brookins
Year/Order: 1999
Keywords: international labor migration; skill shortages; e-commerce for small and medium enterprises
Title: Developing Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region: from Research to Implementation
Author: Prof. Paul Mu, HRD Task Force
Year/Order: 1999
Keywords: technology transfer; financial risk; approval process; privatization; tax policy; mine site rehabilitation; mining and the community; international practices in safety; health and environment; state mining; tax stability agreements; energy exploration; capital markets and mining.
Title: Mining Trends for The New Millennium - Conference Proceedings
Author: Minerals Forum, Peru
Year/Order: 1999

 
Regional Outlook  
Forecast
Structure
Food
Keywords: economic indicators; statistics; pacific economic forecast; consumer price index; export and import growth; gross domestic product; gross national product growth rate; stockmarket values; exchange rates; world commodity price

(GDP; GNP; CPI)

Title: PEO Economic Outlook 2002-2003
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Forecast)
Year/Order: 2002;  Refer to: http://www.pacificeconomicoutlook.com/
Keywords: economic indicators; statistics; pacific economic forecast; consumer price index; export and import growth; gross domestic product; gross national product growth rate; stockmarket values; exchange rates; world commodity price

(GDP; GNP; CPI)

Title: PEO Economic Outlook 2001-2002
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Forecast)
Year/Order: 2001;  Refer to: http://www.pacificeconomicoutlook.com/
Keywords: economic indicators; statistics; pacific economic forecast, consumer price index, export and import growth, gross domestic product, gross national product growth rate, stockmarket values, exchange rates, world commodity price
GDP, GNP, CPI
Title: Pacific Economic Outlook 2000-2001
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Forecast)
Year/Order: 2000;  Refer to: http://www.pacificeconomicoutlook.com/
Keywords: economic indicators, statistics, pacific economic forecast, consumer price index, export and import growth, gross domestic product, gross national product growth rate, stockmarket values, exchange rates, world commodity price
GDP, GNP, CPI
Title: PEO Economic Outlook 1999-2000
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Forecast)
Year/Order: 1999;  Refer to: http://www.pacificeconomicoutlook.com/

Keywords: fiscal policy, deficits and debt dynamics, development and consolidation, budget
Title: PEO Economic Outlook Structure Project - Fiscal Policy Issues in the Pacific Region
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Structure)
Year/Order: 2001;  Refer to: http://www.kiser.or.jp/kerc/PEO/index-e.html
Keywords: industrial structure, productivity growth, technological change, development
Title: PEO Economic Outlook Structure Project - Productivity Growth & Industrial Structure in the Pacific Region
Author: Pacific Economic Outlook (Structure)
Year/Order: 2000;  Refer to: http://www.kiser.or.jp/kerc/PEO/index-e.html

Keywords: food safety; indeterminate risks; foodborne illness fatalities; food pathogens; foodborne disease and contamination; economic costs; reacting to publicity on foodborne disease; setting standards on public and private roles; new technologies to enhance food safety
Title: Pacific Food System Outlook 2002-2003: Making the Region's Food Supplies Safer
Author: Dr. Walter Armbruster, PFO Coordinator; President, Farm Foundation USA
Year/Order: 2002; http://www.pecc.org/food/index.cfm

Keywords: water scarcity, pacific region, water stocks, hydrologic cycle, water resources, irrigated land, food indicators
Title: Pacific Food Outlook 2001-2002: Meeting the Challenge of Water Scarcity
Author: Dr. Walter Armbruster, PFO Coordinator; President, Farm Foundation USA
Year/Order: 2001;  Refer to: http://www.pecc.org/food/index.cfm
Keywords: food policy; grain production; equity markets; transgenic crops; biotechnology; food system technologies; food system indicators
Title: Pacific Food Outlook 2000-2001
Author: Dr. Walter Armbruster, PFO Coordinator; President, Farm Foundation USA
Year/Order: 2000;  Refer to: http://www.pecc.org/food/index.cfm
Keywords: regional infrastructure for sustainable economies, regional growth center; agricultural productivity; food system infrastructure; rural-urban infrastructure gaps
RISE, RGC
Title: Pacific Food Outlook 1999-2000
Author: Ms. Carole Brookins; Food and Agriculture Forum Coordinator
Year/Order: 1999;  http://www.pecc.org/food/index.cfm

e-Newsletter
Issue No. 1, January 2003
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Others
Keywords: technology innovation and environmental issues; science and technology indicators; national climate; science and technology outlook

S & T

Title: PECC Pacific Science & Technology Profile - Sixth Issue 1999
Author: Science & Technology Task Force
Year/Order: 1999;  Order form
Keywords: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; trans-Pacific cooperation; parallel efforts; the five "S"s; community building; brief assessment of the process; task ahead; institutional development

(APEC) 

Title: PECC Perspectives - APEC: The Joy of A Process
Author: Dr. Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre Strategic of International Studies (CSIS)
Year/Order: 2002; Refer to: http://www.pecc.net/publications/papers/perspectives/page.htm

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