Asian Politics and Policy
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Japan’s Great Stagnation
W. R. Garside
This timely book presents a critical examination of the developmental premises of Japan’s high-growth success and its subsequent drift into recession, stagnation and piecemeal reform. The country, which within a few decades of wartime de...eBook:Find out more£24.76
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The Dynamics of Economic Growth
Khuong Minh Vu
The advancement of a nation from poverty to prosperity is not a technical process but a great transformation. At the center of this change are two driving forces – emotion, which is referred to as aspiration, anxiety, and sense of respon...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Neojihadism
Pete Lentini
Many years after 9/11 we are still struggling to categorize groups like Al Qaeda, home-grown cells and others that claim to be perpetrating and justifying terrorist acts under the banner of jihad. This book introduces the concept of ‘neo...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Middle Class China
Edited by Minglu Chen, David S.G. Goodman
A general expectation has developed that China’s middle class will generate not only social but also political change. This expectation often overlooks the reality that there is no single Chinese middle class with a common identity or wi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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China’s Peasants and Workers: Changing Class Identities
Edited by Beatriz Carrillo , David S.G. Goodman
The expert contributors illustrate how the development of the urban economic environment has led to changes in the urban working class, through an exploration of the workplace experiences of rural migrant workers, and of the plight of th...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Asian Monetary Integration
Woosik Moon, Yeongseop Rhee
The authors examine the history, conditions and current efforts towards monetary integration in Asia and explore possible future paths, highlighting the roles and perspectives of East Asian countries in the integration process. They cons...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Academic Entrepreneurship in Asia
Edited by Poh Kam Wong
This timely book examines the rising phenomenon of academic entrepreneurship and technology commercialization among leading universities in Asia, by presenting in-depth analysis of thirteen leading universities from nine Asian economies,...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Rural Transformations and Development – China in Context
Edited by Norman Long, Jingzhong Ye, Yihuan Wang
This unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China. The expert contributors combine a critical review of current theoretical viewpoints and global debate...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Public Governance in Asia and the Limits of Electoral Democracy
Edited by Brian Bridges, Lok Sang Ho
This book documents the search for a workable model of democracy in Asia. It begins with two conceptual chapters that explore the role of electoral democracy as a governance mechanism in the light of other governance mechanisms, then rev...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Federalism in Asia
Edited by Baogang He, Brian Galligan, Takashi Inoguchi
Until now there have been few attempts to examine the different models of federalism appropriate in Asia, let alone to trace the extent to which these different perspectives are compatible, converging, or mutually influencing each other....eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Social Policy in an Ageing Society
David Reisman
Around half the world’s population live in countries where the fertility rate is far below the replacement rate and where life expectancy is increasing dramatically. Using Singapore as a case study, Social Policy in an Ageing Society exp...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Asia-Pacific Geopolitics
Edited by Joseph A. Camilleri, Larry Marshall, Michális S. Michael, Michael T. Seigel
This book is a probing reassessment of security prospects for the Asia-Pacific region centred on an analysis of three key notions: hegemonic power, human security and multilateralism.eBook:Find out more£25.00