Asian Studies

Corporate Governance of Sustainability

Edited by Raimund Bleischwitz

This book considers corporate governance of sustainability from a co-evolutionary perspective. It explores the linkages between pro-active approaches at the corporate level, market-based incentives and environmental networks involving va...

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The Labour Market and Economic Development of Taiwan

Edited by Joseph S. Lee

An integrated labour market model (a revision of the Harris–Todaro dualistic labour market model) is presented which can be used to analyze labour market operation in other developing countries. The effectiveness of various policies adop...

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China’s Capital Markets

Edited by Kam C. Chan, Hung-Gay Fung, Qingfeng ‘Wilson’ Liu

China’s economy has been growing rapidly since the late 1970s and is expected to maintain this momentum in the foreseeable future. Coupled with the biggest population in the world, there is tremendous growth potential for China’s capital...

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Multinational Enterprises in Asian Development

Prema-chandra Athukorala

This book takes a fresh look at unresolved issues associated with the role of multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment in economic development in light of the experiences of developing countries in Asia.

Hardback (April 2007)

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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by M. A.B. Siddique

This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts – in terms of the benefits and costs associated with R...

Hardback (March 2007)

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China and the Global Energy Crisis

Tatsu Kambara, Christopher Howe

This book examines China’s record of oil and gas development, its refining capacity, and energy prospects. The authors conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China’s demands on the world energy economy, but they...

Hardback (March 2007)

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Economic Integration, Democratization and National Security in East Asia

Edited by Peter C.Y. Chow

The US policy of supporting a democratic Taiwan while simultaneously engaging China is a delicate and complex balance, with outcomes critical to economic, security and strategic interests in Asia. At the same time, rising Taiwanese ident...

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Multinational Enterprises and Industrial Transformation

Archanun Kohpaiboon

MNEs have been involved in Thai manufacturing since the early 1960s but despite this significant involvement their role in the industrialization process remains a controversial issue. This book has three main foci: • to evaluate the im...

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Institutions, Industrial Upgrading, and Economic Performance in Japan

Terutomo Ozawa

Terutomo Ozawa examines Japan’s once celebrated post-war economic success from a new perspective. He applies a ‘flying geese’ model of industrial upgrading in a country that is still catching-up, to explore the rise, fall and rebound of ...

Paperback (2007)

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Hardback (2005)

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Decentralization in Asia and Latin America

Edited by Paul Smoke, Eduardo J. Gómez, George E. Peterson

In addition to taking an atypically comparative perspective, the volume highlights the importance of an historical analysis of decentralization and links this to institutional and public policy outcomes. Placing decentralization in this ...

Hardback (January 2007)

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The Chinese Business Environment

Fuming Jiang, Bruce W. Stening

This unique annotated bibliography contains the most important studies of the Chinese business environment, comprising almost 1000 references to articles published in English-language journals in the past fifteen years or so. The editors...

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