Asian Studies

  1. Add to Wish List The Korean Economy

    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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  2. Add to Wish List Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies

    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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  3. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (December 2004)

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  4. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (2004)

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  5. Add to Wish List 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...
    Paperback (2004)

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    Hardback (2003)

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  6. Add to Wish List The Chinese Stock Market

    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...
    Hardback (2004)

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  7. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (October 2004)

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  8. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (2004)

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  9. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (August 2004)

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  10. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (2004)

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  11. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (July 2004)

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  12. Add to Wish List 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...
    Hardback (2004)

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