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Elites and Political Power in South Korea
Byong-Man Ahn
In Elites and Political Power in South Korea, Byong-Man Ahn examines problems related to Korea’s political and ruling systems. He examines the Korean government in a global context and explores Korea’s cultural and political matrix. Th... -
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Return Migration in the Asia Pacific
Edited by Robyn Iredale, Fei Guo, Santi Rozario
Globalisation and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of capital. This book redresses the balance and provides timely insights into recent deve...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Migration in the Asia Pacific
Edited by Robyn Iredale, Charles Hawksley, Stephen Castles
This book examines the overall trends and labour patterns of migrants, their relationship with the state, and the impacts they have on the societies in which they work and sometimes settle. The book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Foreign Economic Policies of Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
Christopher M. Dent
Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan – East Asia’s newly industrialised economies (the NIE-3) – experienced a profound development transformation over recent decades. Christopher Dent makes a comparative study of their foreign economic poli... -
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Asia Meets Europe
Julie Gilson
Asia Meets Europe will be of special interest to academics and researchers of Asian studies, Asia-Europe relations and international political economy. Practitioners involved in policy making in East Asia and Europe will also find the bo...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Foreign Policy of the New Taiwan
Chen Jie
Taiwan has become a significant player on the world stage in many areas and has developed a distinct international profile and influence. Its pro-active foreign policy firmly reminds the world of a new political entity’s achievement, asp...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The European Union and East Asia
Edited by Peter W. Preston, Julie Gilson
The global system has seen sweeping changes in recent years and this has precipitated a revival of interest in the relationship between Europe and Asia. This book examines the extent and nature of the regional linkages between East Asia ... -
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Civil Service Systems in Asia
Edited by John P. Burns, Bidhya Bowornwathana
This extensive book critically examines and contrasts the civil service systems of eight diverse Asian countries; Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand, using a common comparative framework. The... -
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The Political Economy of the East Asian Crisis and its Aftermath
Edited by Arvid J. Lukauskas, Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz
The East Asian crisis has sparked debate regarding the future of emerging markets and the globalization of world capital markets. This book, with contributions by leading economists and political scientists, provides an up-to-date assess... -
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Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia
Prema-chandra Athukorala, Chris Manning, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
This comparative analysis of growth, structural change and labour market dynamics in the Greater Mekong countries (Yunnan Province in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) of Southeast Asia is the first of its kind. I... -
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Economic and Social Development in South China
Edited by Stewart MacPherson, Joseph Y.-S. Cheng
Authoritative and contemporary research on the economic expansion of Southern China is collected in this major new volume which explores models and patterns of development in Guangdong, with particular emphasis on the differences across ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Japan and Korea in the 1990s
Brian Bridges
Japan and Korea in the 1990s examines the historical legacies, the current perceptions and the policy making processes. It then details the recent trends in the economic, political–strategic and cultural dimensions of the relationships....