Regulations and International Trade

1. Introduction: New Sustainability Challenges for East Asia
Etsuyo Michida, John Humphrey, Kaoru Nabeshima

Part I. Regulatory Challenges Under Globalization

2. Regulation, Standards and Risk Management in the Context of Globalization
John Humphrey

3. Regulatory Diffusion from Europe to Asia
Etsuyo Michida

4. Adapting to EU Chemical Regulations: The Experience of Thailand
Nudjarin Ramungul

5. Diffusion of Private Food Standards from the European Union to Asia
Etsuyo Michida, Kaoru Nabeshima

6. Preliminary Theoretical Model for Standard Promotion from the Perspective of Governments
Kaoru Nabeshima

Part II. Regulatory Impacts on Firms and Supply Chains

7. A Snapshot of the Effects of Product-Related Environmental Regulations on Firms in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Japan
Etsuyo Michida, Yasushi Ueki, Kaoru Nabeshima

8. Transmission Channels of Requirements for Chemicals in Products to Firms in Vietnam
Yasushi Ueki, Etsuyo Michida, Kaoru Nabeshima

9. Effects of Chemical Safety Standards on Production Cost in Malaysia and Vietnam
Keiichiro Honda, Tsunehiro Otsuki

10. Effects of Chemical Safety Standards on Export Performance in Malaysia and Vietnam
Keiichiro Honda, Tsunehiro Otsuki

11. Diffusion of Quality and Environmental Management Systems Through Global Value Chains: Cases of Malaysia and Vietnam
Hakaru Iguchi, Toshi H. Arimura

12. Challenges of EU Chemical Regulations: The Case of Thai Firms
Nudjarin Ramungul

Nyckelord: Economics, Asian Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Development Economics, International Economic Law, Trade Law