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Book SynopsisGiven 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.
Table of ContentsAustralia's Trade, Investment And Security in the Asian Century; Hard Choices: Defining Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century; Between Two and Half Giants in Pursuit of the Asian Prosperity: Dilemmas of Australia's National Security Strategy; 'National Interest' and Tectonic Change: The Case of Australia and Asia; National Interest in Trade and Investment Agreements - Protecting the Health of Australians; Shepperton Preserving Company, the Tomato Processing Industry and the National Interest; 'National Interest' and Australian and Chinese Investment Law and Policy; Investment Disputes and Australia's National Interest - A Precarious Balance; Defining Australian National Interests in Regulating Foreign Investments; Australia's National Interest in Supplying Gas Resources to the Asian Markets; Is Australia's Foreign Investment Policy in the National Interest?; People Movements and the 'National Interest' International Migration and Australia's National Interest in the Asian Century; Achieving Financial Stability through Financial Market Integration with Asia; Regulating Australia's Financial Stability in the National Interest; Balancing Australia's National Interests; Responsible International Citizenry in the Asian Century - Why Failure to Meet International Obligations Adversely Affects Australian National Interests; National Interest in an Increasingly Globalised World;
