Asian Studies

Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century

Edited by Colin Barrow, Francis K.W. Loh

Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world today, and this book reflects current debates about the future directions of the national economy, polity and society in light of the late 1900s watershed period of financial ...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (April 2003)

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Sustaining Growth and Performance in East Asia

Edited by Charles Harvie, Boon-Chye Lee

This third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that...

Hardback (June 2005)

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High-Tech Industries in China

Chien-Hsun Chen, Hui-Tzu Shih

Following China’s accession to the WTO in 2001, reform of its science and technology system has deepened. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the high-tech sector, examining Chinese high-tech industry policy, the emergence of indu...

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The Korean Economy Beyond the Crisis

Edited by Duck-Koo Chung, Barry Eichengreen

Providing an integrated analysis of the event and its consequences, the chapters in the book consider the causes of the crisis, the response of the US government and International Monetary Fund, adjustments in the Korean monetary and fis...

Paperback (2005)

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Telecommunications Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by Allan Brown, Moazzem Hossain, Duc-Tho Nguyen

This book attempts to draw lessons from the experiences of developed as well as developing countries in carrying out telecommunications reform. Contributors come from academia, as well as from stakeholders in telecommunications policy in...

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Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and the Rebuilding of Indonesia

Edited by James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Indonesia is currently facing some severe challenges, both in political affairs and in economic management. One of these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide-ran...

Hardback (February 2005)

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East Asia’s Monetary Future

Edited by Suthiphand Chirathivat, Emil-Maria Claassen, Jürgen Schroeder

East Asia’s Monetary Future is an illuminating and valuable work which uniquely focuses on a long-term monetary view of the region. There are multiple and varied future scenarios which can be applied to this region – an enlarged Singapor...

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Welfare, Environment and Changing US–Chinese Relations

Edited by Maria Weber

By adopting a wide-ranging perspective, this book addresses the key issues relevant to contemporary China, providing a valuable tool with which to understand the challenges and opportunities facing political and economic actors, both dom...

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Political Competition, Innovation and Growth in the History of Asian Civilizations

Edited by Peter Bernholz, Roland Vaubel

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its ver...

Hardback (January 2005)

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The Korean Economy

Edited by Charles Harvie, Hyun-Hoon Lee, Junggun Oh

Korea has played, and will increasingly play, an important role in the future development of the South East Asian region, including the expansion of regional economic cooperation and interregional trade. Indeed Korea has been a leading p...

Hardback (December 2004)

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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...

Hardback (December 2004)

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