Far East
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In Search of an Effective Trade Policy for the Film Industry: Lessons from Korea
This article explores which trade-related policies are effective – that is both economically and culturally sound – to promote the film...
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Evaluating the Effects of Protectionism on the Film Industry: A Case Study Analysis of Korea
Research Areas: Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea Project Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Jimmyn ParcThis chapter assesses whether Korean film policies have been instrumental for the success of the Korean film industry . The major finding of this...
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Wrestling with or Embracing Digitization in the Music Industry: The Contrasting Business Strategies of J-pop and K-pop
By: Jimmyn ParcDigitization has significantly changed the process for producing and consuming music: from analogue to digital, albums to songs, possess to...
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The Success of K-pop. How Big and Why So Fast?
Over the past decade, a specific form of Korean popular music—K-pop—has enjoyed huge success around the world. Previous explanations have mostly...
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China’s Technology Protectionism and iIts Non-negotiable Rationales
China's restrictions on the internet and the ICT sector are tightening, with over 50 measures targeting this sector implemented just in the last...
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Embracing Innovation and Economic Development: A Policy Perspective for the Asia-Pacific Region
Research Areas: Far East Innovation, IP, and Human Capital South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonGreat Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Economies to Prosper through the Digital Economy — The Asia-Pacific region has great opportunities to...
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China in the Global Economy: Leaping Dragon or Paper Tiger?
By some measures already the world’s biggest economy, China is seeking energetically to flex its muscles abroad by launching grand projects such as...
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Financial Repression and the Debt Build-up in China: Is There a Way Out?
China’s old recipe book for economic success, based on market distorting policies, is hindering the process toward a market-driven economy and the...
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Turning the Single Digital Market into a House of Cards? The European Local Content Quota on Netflix
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Korea Project Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: audiovisual industry audiovisual policy cultural industries Digital Single Market EU European CommissionOn May 25, 2016, the Commission proposed to amend two dozen articles of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (hereafter the “Directive”). One...
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Xi Jinping’s Long Road to Somewhere? China’s OBOR Initiative and how Europe Should Respond
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe true nature and purpose of China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative are subject to much speculation. The one certainty is that OBOR commands...
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The Secret to the Success of K-pop: The Benefits of Well-Balanced Copyrights
Tags: competitiveness copyrights cultural creativity cultural industries K-pop music industry South KoreaToday’s mantra in many political and business circles is that stringent copyrights are needed for fostering cultural creativity and that...
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Assessing the Solar Energy Dispute between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecuritySylvain Plasschaert is Honorary Professor at the University of Antwerp and at the Catholic University of...