Connectivity and Infrastructure

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Summary of this issue

 The issue examined a wide range of connectivity and integration issues in developing Asia. Those include the accomplishments to date; the economic impacts of improved connectivity; the challenges to achieving more efficient connectivity; and the type of infrastructure (soft and hard) to improve connectivity and promote deeper economic integration.

Articles in this issue

Editors’ Overview
　Hal HILL (Australian National University)
　Takatoshi ITO (Columbia University)
　Kazumasa IWATA (Japan Center for Economic Research)
　Colin MCKENZIE (Keio University)
　Shujiro URATA (Waseda University)

Connectivity in East Asia
　Douglas H. BROOKS (Australian APEC Study Centre)

China’s Transport Infrastructure Investment: Past, Present, and Future
　Yu QIN (National University of Singapore)

Improving Connectivity in Indonesia: The Challenges of Better Infrastructure, Better Regulations, and Better Coordination
　Henry SANDEE (World Bank)

Philippine Infrastructure and Connectivity: Challenges and Reforms
　Gilberto M. LLANTO (Philippine Institute for Development Studies)

Infrastructure and Connectivity in India: Getting the Basics Right
　Purva SINGH (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)
　Rajat KATHURIA (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)

Economic Impacts of Improved Connectivity for ASEAN: An Application of the Geographical Simulation Model
　Ikumo ISONO (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)
　Satoru KUMAGAI (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)