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Urban Poverty in China
Fulong Wu, Chris Webster, Shenijing He, Yuting Liu
Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Public Governance in Asia and the Limits of Electoral Democracy]()
Public Governance in Asia and the Limits of Electoral Democracy
Edited by Brian Bridges, Lok Sang Ho
This book documents the search for a workable model of democracy in Asia. It begins with two conceptual chapters that explore the role of electoral democracy as a governance mechanism in the light of other governance mechanisms, then rev...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Community and the Law
Takao Tanase, Luke Nottage, Leon Wolff
This important book translates seven landmark essays by one of Japan’s most respected and influential legal thinkers. While Takao Tanase concedes that law might not matter as much in Japan as it does in the United States, in a provocativ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Chinese Economic Development and the Environment
Shunsuke Managi, Shinji Kaneko
Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world’s largest producer of CO2 emissions, the scale and seriousness of China’s environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Central Banking and Monetary Policy in the Asia-Pacific
Akhand Akhtar Hossain
This timely book reviews the modern literature on inflation and monetary policy, and highlights contemporary issues in the design and conduct of monetary policy for price stability in developing Asia.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Handbook of Research on Asian Entrepreneurship]()
Handbook of Research on Asian Entrepreneurship
Edited by Léo-Paul Dana, Mary Han, Vanessa Ratten, Isabell M. Welpe
Asia is highly regarded as one of the fastest growing regions in the world, and this unique Handbook focuses on the internationalization process and entrepreneurial dynamics of small business within the continent. Using a clear and con... -
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![A Handbook of Terrorism and Insurgency in Southeast Asia]()
A Handbook of Terrorism and Insurgency in Southeast Asia
Edited by Andrew T.H. Tan
This timely and significant book seeks to explain the deep-seated complexities of terrorism and insurgency in Southeast Asia. In the aftermath of 9/11, this region has been designated by the United States to be the ‘second front’ in the ...eBook:Find out more$71.96
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Two Faces of Globalization
Dilip K. Das
Like the ancient Roman god Janus, globalization has two faces, one benign and the other malign. In this comprehensive and authoritative book, Dilip K. Das fills a gap in the literature by examining both aspects of the contemporary phase ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Federalism in Asia
Edited by Baogang He, Brian Galligan, Takashi Inoguchi
Until now there have been few attempts to examine the different models of federalism appropriate in Asia, let alone to trace the extent to which these different perspectives are compatible, converging, or mutually influencing each other....eBook:Find out more$62.36
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An Islamic Perspective on Governance
Zafar Iqbal, Mervyn K. Lewis
Zafar Iqbal and Mervyn K. Lewis examine, from an Islamic perspective, some central issues in public, economic and corporate governance. Amongst topics analysed are theories of justice, taxation, budget deficits, Islamic financing modes, ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![China’s Integration with the Global Economy]()
China’s Integration with the Global Economy
Edited by Chunlai Chen
China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was widely regarded as a major milestone in the development of the Chinese economy as well as the multilateral trading system. This book provides a remarkable background of ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Negotiating a Preferential Trading Agreement
Edited by Sisira Jayasuriya, Donald MacLaren, Gary Magee
Presenting a blend of economics and law, this book provides unique insights as well as practical guidance for negotiators considering major issues on the agendas of bilateral and regional preferential trading agreements (PTAs).eBook:Find out more$40.00
