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![Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies]()
Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies
Edited by Michele Boldrin, Been-Lon Chen, Ping Wang
Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Competition and Corporate Governance in Korea]()
Competition and Corporate Governance in Korea
Edited by Sung-Hee Jwa, In K. Lee
Competition and Corporate Governance in Korea critically reviews government policy towards the chaebol and provides a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between corporate governance and economic performance as well as the in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia]()
Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia
Xu Yi-Chong
Examining the reform and restructuring of the electricity industry in China, India and Russia, this book explores the way that local conditions and institutions shape the commitment, direction and speed of public utility reform in the th... -
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![The Economics of Social Security in Japan]()
The Economics of Social Security in Japan
Edited by Toshiaki Tachibanaki
This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing populat...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Economic Impacts of Population Ageing in Japan]()
The Economic Impacts of Population Ageing in Japan
Landis MacKellar, Tatiana Ermolieva, David Horlacher, Leslie Mayhew
Whilst all of the major industrialized countries are currently experiencing population ageing, Japan is at the forefront of this demographic trend. This important new book explores the serious economic and social challenges that a rapidl... -
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![The New Knowledge Economy of Taiwan]()
The New Knowledge Economy of Taiwan
Edited by Tain-Jy Chen, Joseph S. Lee
Taiwan, once one of the world’s leading manufacturing economies, is now transforming into a service economy, with an emphasis on knowledge-based services. This metamorphosis has not been easy. As well as major changes in the industrial s... -
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![The Economics of Productivity in Asia and Australia]()
The Economics of Productivity in Asia and Australia
Renuka Mahadevan
Productivity growth has long been recognised by both economists and non-economists as being necessary for all economies aspiring to raise their standard of living. Thus, Renuka Mahadevan aims to highlight the conceptual differences, adva...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Banking and Insurance in the New China]()
Banking and Insurance in the New China
Chien-Hsun Chen, Hui-Tzu Shih
Financial reform has been a major concern for China’s transitional economy – especially in the realms of banking and insurance – since accession to the WTO in 2001. This book scrutinizes the development and limitations of these industrie... -
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![Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Loss in Thailand]()
Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Loss in Thailand
Edited by Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai
Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the exp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Korea’s New Economic Strategy in the Globalization Era]()
Korea’s New Economic Strategy in the Globalization Era
Edited by O. Y. Kwon, Sung-Hee Jwa, Kyung-Tae Lee
This book presents Korea’s economic strategy to meet the emerging challenges, as it recovers from the 1997 financial crisis and moves on into the globalization and information era. For important policy areas, the authors evaluate existin... -
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China’s Telecommunications Market
Ding Lu, Chee K. Wong
The authors examine the singularity of the Chinese experience in building up its extensive telecommunications network in merely a decade, by reviewing China’s national industrial policies and institutional reforms within the industry. Th... -
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Industrial Relations in China
Bill Taylor, Kai Chang, Qi Li
This enlightening book provides the first systematic introduction to, and exploration of, the emerging system of industrial relations in China, and draws on the authors’ extensive research and direct involvement in the developments takin...eBook:Find out more$40.00
