Preface to: New Dimensions of Economic Globalization: Surge of Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Asia

Introduction and Overview: Overview: Explaining the New Surge of Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Asia (N Virgill, R Kumar & R S Rajan) Emerging FDI Trends in Developing Asia (D Aykut) Intra-Asian FDI Flows: Trends, Patterns and Determinants (R Hattari & R S Rajan) Asian Giants (Japan, China and India): Japan's Outward FDI in the Era of Globalization (D Hiratsuka) The Pattern and Magnitude of China's Outward FDI in Asia (S Cheng & R R Stough) Emerging MNCs: Trends, Patterns and Determinants of Outward FDI by Indian Enterprises (N Kumar) FDI from East and South-East Asia: Outward Direct Investment from East Asia: The Experiences of Hong Kong and Taiwan (N Aminian, K C Fung & C C Lin) New Multinationals from Singapore and Thailand: The Political Economy of Regional Expansion (A Goldstein & P Pananond) Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The Malaysian Experience (M Ariff & G P Lopez) Outward Investment Surge in the Midst of Weak Inward Investment: The Indonesian Experience (R Y Siregar & A H Gunawan).