Encompassing China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, extending to Australasia and connecting with South Asia, the Asian-Pacific Rim forms the world's most dynamic economic region. Comprehending the region's logistical structure and its institutions is of pivotal importance for businesses, researchers and policy-makers. The flow of goods, people and information constitutes the global and local economic system. Through a unique analysis of this system and the transport and communications technologies that sustain it, Peter J. Rimmer provides a framework for identifying the multilayered networks and gateways in which the Asian-Pacific Rim's logistics are embedded. Highlighting important structural and institutional features, the role of corporations (money) and states (power) in configuring global and local markets is illustrated by case studies drawn from across the world's major economic regions. This book addresses evolving challenges for policy-makers, arising from the extension of manufacturing and retailing supply chains across national borders, and from globalizing logistics services. By deepening knowledge and viewpoints on these issues, the well-illustrated Asian-Pacific Rim Logistics is essential reading for students exploring global logistics, supply chain management, international business, transportation, freight logistics and development studies. Policy-makers and a new generation of logistics and supply chain professionals will also benefit from the insights into this dynamic region.

Asian-Pacific Rim Logistics: Global Context and Local Policies | Peter J. Rimmer (Author) | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Global + Local Logistics: Asian-Pacific Rim Perspectives

Part 1: Global Context
Chapter 2: Multinational Industrial and Global Logistics Corporations
Chapter 3: Maritime Networks
Chapter 4: Aviation and Telecommunications Networks
Chapter 5: The Network of Networks

Part II: Local Policies: Asian-Pacific Rim
Chapter 6: Gateways and Corridors
Chapter 7: Japan and Southeast Asia
Chapter 8: South Korea
Chapter 9: China
Chapter 10: Northeast Asia: Regional Logistics Policy

Part III: Local Policies: The Wider Rim and Beyond
Chapter 11: Australia
Chapter 12: India Epilogue
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