Asian Economics Books

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21. Small and Medium Enterprises in India

    Infirmities and Asymmetries in Industrial Clusters

    By Satyaki Roy

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    Small and medium enterprises (SME) have attracted increasing interest in the last few years, and industrialization is no longer seen as a linear way of development. This book analyzes how SME clusters emerge in a developing economy. Using India as a case study, it addresses one central question: If...

    Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
22. Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia

    By Carl Mosk

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

    This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence...

    Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
23. Crises of Global Economies and the Future of Capitalism

    Reviving Marxian Crisis Theory

    Edited by Kiichiro Yagi, Nobuharu Yokokawa, Hagiwara Shinjiro, Gary Dymski

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Recent events in the global financial markets and macro economies have served as a strong reminder for a need of a coherent theory of capitalist crisis and analysis. This book helps to fill the gap with well-grounded alternative articulations of the forces which move today's economic dynamics, how...

    Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
24. State-Business Relations and Economic Development in Africa and India

    Edited by Kunal Sen

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

    When the state and business interact effectively they can promote a more efficient allocation of scarce resources, appropriate industrial policy and a more effective and prioritised removal of key obstacles to growth, than when the two sides fail to co-operate or engage in harmful collusion. This...

    Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
25. The Financial History of the Bank for International Settlements

    By Kazuhiko Yago

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), founded in 1930, works as the "Bank for Central Banks". The BIS is an international forum where central bankers and officials gather to cope with international financial issues, and a bank which invests the funds of the member countries. This...

    Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
26. Regional Economic Integration in South Asia

    Trapped in Conflict?

    By Amita Batra

    Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

    South Asia today is among the most unstable regions in the world, riddled by both intra- and inter-state conflict. This book presents a comprehensive technical analysis of the trade–conflict relationship within the region, and explores how South Asia demonstrates underperformance of its potential...

    Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
27. The Economy-Security Nexus in Northeast Asia

    Edited by T.J. Pempel

    Series: Politics in Asia

    The dynamics of Northeast Asia have traditionally been considered primarily in military and hard security terms or alternatively along their economic dimensions. This book argues that relations among the states of Northeast Asia are far more comprehensible when the mutually shaping interactions...

    Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
28. A General Theory of Institutional Change

    By Shiping Tang

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

    Institutional change is a central driving force behind social changes, and thus a central topic in all major fields of social sciences. Yet, no general theory of institutional change exists. Drawing from a diverse literature, this book develops a general theory of institutional change, based on a...

    Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge
29. China’s New Role in the World Economy

    Edited by Yiping Huang, Miaojie Yu

    Series: PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

    The remarkable rise of China over the past three decades has been unprecedented in both its scale and speed. Analysts around the world have attempted to understand the causes of this unique event and to predict how long it will last. China's rise has also raised two important questions. The first...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
30. The Rise and Fall of the East Asian Growth System, 1951-2000

    Institutional Competitiveness and Rapid Economic Growth

    By Huang Xiaoming

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    Huang examines a recurring pattern of rapid economic growth in East Asia from 1951 to the present and explores how far a single East Asian Growth model can be said to exist. Assessing the various theories put forward to explain the phenomenon and supported by the most comprehensive data, the...

    Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge