Asian Studies

Globalization and Marketization in Education

Ka-Ho Mok, Jason Tan

Globalization has effected tremendous change to the character and functions of education worldwide. This unique book focuses on its impact upon Hong Kong and Singapore, and how these two East Asian Tigers have responded to the strong glo...

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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...

Hardback (July 2004)

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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...

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Regional Security in the Asia Pacific

Edited by Marika Vicziany, David Wright-Neville, Pete Lentini

The September 2001 terrorist attacks shocked the world. But what did they change? In this book Asia specialists from academe and policy think tanks assess the impact of 9/11 on the Asia Pacific. Drawing on unique fieldwork, access to a w...

Paperback (2004)

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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

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...

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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...

Hardback (January 2004)

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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...

Hardback (January 2004)

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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...

Hardback (December 2003)

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Sustaining Competitiveness in the New Global Economy

Edited by Ramkishen S. Rajan

While the Singaporean economy has experienced one of the highest rates of growth in the world over the past three decades, questions have recently been raised about the sustainability of the Singapore development model and its continued ...

Hardback (2003)

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