Asian Studies
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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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![Security Perspectives of the Malay Archipelago]()
Security Perspectives of the Malay Archipelago
Andrew T.H. Tan
The Malay Archipelago – namely Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines – has recently risen in prominence as the ‘second front’ in the war on terrorism. This study argues that the Malay Archipelago constitutes a distin... -
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![Reducing Poverty in Asia]()
Reducing Poverty in Asia
Edited by Christopher M. Edmonds
In this book, a group of distinguished authors addresses three broad questions: what broad strategies and macroeconomic policies best support poverty reduction efforts in Asia; what role should targeted antipoverty interventions play, an...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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The Chinese Stock Market
Nicolaas Groenewold, Yanrui Wu, Sam H.K. Tang, Xiang M. Fan
The emergence of a stock market in China only occurred a decade ago and it remains something of an unknown quantity to many observers and traders outside of the country. This book provides an extensive historical and empirical analysis o...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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![Globalization and Marketization in Education]()
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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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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![Regional Security in the Asia Pacific]()
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...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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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...
