Asian Economics Books

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11. Vietnam

    A Guide to Economic and Political Developments

    By Ian Jeffries

    Series: Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Asia

    Winning the Vietnam War proved easier than winning the peace. Since 1975, the reunited country has faced the problem of how a poorer, planned economy in which state ownership and control could successfully absorb a more advanced, capitalist economy. In addition, the collapse of communism and the...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
12. Informal Institutions and Rural Development in China

    By Biliang Hu

    Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

    Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book, based on a decade of fieldwork of village life in the Chinese countryside, puts forth a distinctive argument on a very important topic in Chinese economic and social affairs. Focusing in particular on...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
13. North Korea

    A Guide to Economic and Political Developments

    By Ian Jeffries

    Series: Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Asia

    There is much intense interest in North Korea at present. This partly arises from questions about Korea's nuclear capability and intentions, and about the extent to which North Korea may be viewed as 'a rogue state' or part of 'the axis of evil'. In addition, however, North Korea has recently begun...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
14. Asian and Pacific Cities

    Development Patterns

    Edited by Ian Shirley, Carol Neill

    Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

    The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago,...

    Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
15. East Asia, Globalization and the New Economy

    By F. Gerard Adams

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    We are witnessing a transformation in the world economy as a result of the IT/e-business revolution. Modern logistics based on cheap communication and transportation are shifting the locus of production and the international division of labour between the West and the lower wage countries of East...

    Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
16. The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices

    The Disruption of the World’s Resource Sector

    By Masuma Farooki, Raphael Kaplinsky

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Drawing on a large number of diverse sources, The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices comprehensively and systematically evidences the trends in the prices of different sets of commodities, analyses the drivers of China’s demand for commodities the factors constraining global supply and in...

    Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
17. Finance in Asia

    Institutions, Regulation and Policy

    By Qiao Liu, Paul Lejot, Douglas W. Arner

    Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

    Asia’s demand for second-generation financial institutions and markets needs to be met in order for the region’s further development to be sustained. This book provides a compelling, fact-based assessment of current practices and regulations in Asia’s financial institutions and markets and...

    Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
18. Disruptive Innovation in Chinese and Indian Businesses

    The Strategic Implications for Local Entrepreneurs and Global Incumbents

    Edited by Peter Ping Li

    Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

    With the rapid development of China and India as new economic powers in global competition, an obvious question is whether these emerging economies are great opportunities or threats. Whilst answers are bound to differ depending on one’s perspective, it is increasingly clear that more local firms,...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge
19. Thoughts on Economic Development in China

    Edited by Ma Ying, Hans-Michael Trautwein

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    This book is about mutual influences of thinking about economic development in China and in the West, from the 18th century until the present. Its chapters are contributed by development economists and historians of thought from China and other parts of the world. The book describes important...

    Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge
20. The World Bank and the post-Washington Consensus in Vietnam and Indonesia

    Inheritance of Loss

    By Susan Engel

    Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

    This book explores the history, structure and current operations of the World Bank, which despite being the largest development organisation and the largest development research body in the world with tremendous direct and indirect influence on developing economies, has rarely received the critical...

    Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge