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41. Accelerating Japan's Economic Growth

    Resolving Japan's Growth Controversy

    By F. Gerard Adams, Lawrence R. Klein, Kumasaka Yuzo, Shinozaki Akihiko

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    The Japanese economy is beginning to show signs of recovery after years of stagnation/deflation, but many Japanese policymakers warn that this economic growth may be sluggish: slower than in the United States and certainly slower than in other East Asian countries. Japan faces significant economic...

    Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
42. The Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry

    Its Evolution and Current Challenges

    By Maki Umemura

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    This book explores why Japan, despite being a world leader in many high technology industries such as automobiles and consumer electronics, is only a minor player in the global pharmaceutical industry. Japan provides a huge market for pharmaceuticals as the second largest consumer of prescription...

    Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge
43. The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets

    Balancing Control and Flexibility

    Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book...

    Published February 24th 2011 by Routledge
44. The Migration of Indian Human Capital

    The Ebb and Flow of Indian Professionals in Southeast Asia

    By Faizal bin Yahya, Arunajeet Kaur

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    In an increasingly globalised world manifested in greater economic integration, human capital is an important factor. One of the key sources of human capital to the global economy is India, and the main destinations for Indian professionals has been Western developed economies, the Middle East and...

    Published December 1st 2010 by Routledge
45. Economic Development and Inequality in China

    The Case of Guangdong

    By Hong Yu

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    The conventional belief that all regions have equally benefited from China’s remarkable development over the last three decades is subjected to criticism in this book as Hong Yu systematically analyses the issue of regional inequality during the post-1978 period using the case of Guangdong....

    Published October 20th 2010 by Routledge
46. Special Economic Zones in Asian Market Economies

    Edited by Connie Carter, Andrew Harding

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have proliferated rapidly during the past decade and are set to multiply in the next – embracing not only Asia and Europe but also Africa and the Americas. This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of SEZs in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines....

    Published August 24th 2010 by Routledge
47. Intellectual Property, Innovation and Management in Emerging Economies

    Edited by Ruth Taplin, Alojzy Z. Nowak

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    This book argues that intellectual property (IP) management development and innovation are fundamental to economic development , especially in newly emerging economies which often hold vast reserves of natural resources and human knowledge that remain unprotected. It sheds light on countries that...

    Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge
48. Financial Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia

    By James B. Ang

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    This book is concerned with the role of financial intermediation in economic development and growth in the context of Malaysia. Using an analytical framework, the author investigates the Malaysian economy from 1960 onwards to examine how far financial development has progressed in the course of...

    Published August 14th 2010 by Routledge
49. Trade Unions in Asia

    An Economic and Sociological Analysis

    Edited by John Benson, Ying Zhu

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia today, this book, put together by two editors who have published extensively in the areas of business and economics in Asia, covers all the important Asian economies: both developed and developing. Making a vital contribution to...

    Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge
50. The Rise of the Corporate Economy in Southeast Asia

    By Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    The Rise of the Corporate Economy in Southeast Asia surveys the growth of large corporations in Southeast Asia, focusing in particular on corporate organization, methods of finance, the business environment and corporate governance. It details the different phases of corporate and financial...

    Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge