Australia's Trade, Investment and Security in the Asian Century

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.
Contents:Defining the Australian 'National Interest':Hard Choices: Defining Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century (John Farrar)Between the Giants in Pursuit of Asian Prosperity: Dilemmas of Australia's National Security Strategy (Lance L P Gore)National Interest and Tectonic Change: The Case of Australia and Asia (Kenneth Chern)Trade:The National Interest in Trade and Investment Agreements: Protecting the Health of Australians (Andrew D Mitchell and Jessica Casben)Shepparton Preserving Company: The Tomato Processing Industry and the National Interest (Mary Hiscock)Investment:The 'National Interest', and Australian and Chinese Investment Law and Policy (Vivienne Bath)Investment Disputes and Australia's National Interest: A Precarious Balance (Leon E Trakman)Defining Australian National Interests in Regulating Foreign Investments (Umair Ghori)Natural Resources:Australia's National Interest in Supplying Gas Resources to the Asian Markets (Tina Hunter and Slawomir Raszewski)Is Australia's Foreign Investment Policy in the National Interest? (Anthony J Makin)Labour and Immigration Policies:People Movements and the 'National Interest' (Glenn Withers)International Migration and Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century (Graeme Hugo)Financial Stability:Achieving Financial Stability through Financial Market Integration with Asia (Ahmed M Khalid and Asif Saeed)Regulating Australia's Financial Stability in the National Interest (Louise Parsons)'National Interest' and International Obligations:Balancing Australia's National Interests (Melissa Conley Tyler and Shane Ivimey)Responsible International Citizenry in the Asian Century: Why Failure to Meet International Obligations Adversely Affects Australian National Interests (Danielle Ireland-Piper)National Interest in an Increasingly Globalised World (John Farrar, Mary Hiscock and Vai Io Lo) Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying economics, finance, international relations, international trade and investment and/or Asian studies, as well as academics, researchers, policy advisors, government agencies, financial institutions and trade law practitioners interested in ‘national interest’, trade and investment, national and regional security, labour and migration, and financial stability, will find this book stimulating and insightful.Key Features:Absence of literatureInterdisciplinary studyStrong contemporary importance