Asian Business Books

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31. The Chinese Banking Industry

    Lessons from History for Today's Challenges

    By Yuanyuan Peng

    Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

    This book provides detailed systematic micro-level analysis of the historical development of the Chinese banking industry, focusing in particular on the development of the Bank of China (BOC) in the period 1905 to 1949. Banking reform is a key area of China’s economic transformation, and this book...

    Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
32. Credit Cooperatives in India

    Past, Present and Future

    By Biswa Swarup Misra

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

    Credit cooperatives in India make up one of the largest rural financial systems in the world. Playing a vital role in dispensing credit in largely agricultural areas, they are also the weakest link in the formal credit delivery system. This book provides a valuable case study of the traditional...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
33. The Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore

    By Terence Lee

    Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

    This book explores this inherent contradiction present in most facets of Singaporean media, cultural and political discourses, and identifies the key regulatory strategies and technologies that the ruling People Action Party (PAP) employs to regulate Singapore media and culture, and thus govern the...

    Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
34. Multinationals and Economic Growth in East Asia

    Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate Strategies and National Economic Development

    Edited by Shujiro Urata, Chia Siow Yue, Fukunari Kimura

    Series: Routledge International Business in Asia

    Developing countries in East Asia recorded remarkable economic growth until the Asian financial crisis erupted in mid-1997. Although several countries experienced devastating setbacks, most of them recovered to achieve reasonable rates of economic growth over the next few years. Sound macroeconomic...

    Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
35. China: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments

    By Ian Jeffries

    Series: Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Asia

    There is currently widespread interest in the Chinese economy, due to its huge and rapid growth, and the consequent impact on world business and the world economy. At the same time, there are concerns about China's political system, China's human rights record and the degree to which reform - the...

    Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
36. Labour Migration, Human Trafficking and Multinational Corporations

    The Commodification of Illicit Flows

    Edited by Ato Quayson, Antonela Arhin

    Series: Routledge Transnational Crime and Corruption

    Although much literature on human trafficking focuses on sex trafficking, a great deal of human trafficking results from migrant workers, compelled - by economic deprivation in their home countries - to seek better life opportunities abroad, especially in agriculture, construction and domestic work...

    Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
37. Case Studies in Public Governance

    Building Institutions in Singapore

    Edited by June Gwee

    The case study, whether a simple scenario about choices in decision-making or a multi-dimensional narrative of conflicts and dilemmas, is a rich source of knowledge, ideas, and insights. Using case studies as a method to document and learn the experiences of nations and their institutions reveal...

    Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
38. Rising China in the Changing World Economy

    Edited by Liming Wang

    Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

    China's rapid and sustained growth over last thirty years has propelled it to become the world's second largest economy today and potentially the largest in the foreseeable future. As one of the first major economies pulling out of recession and the last remaining major socialist country in the...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
39. Business Practices in Southeast Asia

    An interdisciplinary analysis of theravada Buddhist countries

    By Scott A. Hipsher

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    This is an international business study of Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, the book examines business practices within a political, cultural, economic and religious context. It highlights those cultural and historical ties of the region which are shared...

    Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
40. Law and Development in Asia

    Edited by Gerald Paul McAlinn, Caslav Pejovic

    Series: Routledge Law in Asia

    This book fills a gap in the literature by presenting a comprehensive overview of the key issues relating to law and development in Asia. Over recent decades, experts in law and development have produced multiple theories on law and development, none of which were derived from close study of Asian...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge