Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- PART I – SETTING THE SCENE: REGIONAL TRENDS IN AN EVOLVING GLOBAL SCENARIO -- 2. The Changing Patterns of Investment Rule-Making: Issues and actors -- 3. Shaping Globalization: Recent Trends in Asia-Pacific Foreign Direct Investment -- 4. Reforming the International Investment Regime: Two Challenges -- 5. Investment Protection and Host State’s Right to Regulat…