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41. Capitalist Development in Korea

    Labour, Capital and the Myth of the Developmental State

    By Dae-oup Chang

    Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies

    Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian "developmental state" is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour – a benign co-operation between state officials and businessmen to organise economic development – this book argues that in fact the developmental state...

    Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
42. Hainan - State, Society, and Business in a Chinese Province

    By Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard

    Series: China Policy Series

    This book examines the complex relationship between the state, society and business in China, focusing on the experience of the island province of Hainan. This island, for many years a provincial backwater, was given provincial rank in 1988 and became the testing ground for experiments of an...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
43. Economic Reform and Employment Relations in Vietnam

    By Ngan Thuy Collins

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

    The transformation of the Vietnamese economy from socialist planning to a market economy has led to Vietnam having one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world; and to also to Vietnam engaging much more with the international economy, joining the World Trade Organisation in 2006. This book...

    Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
44. 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
45. Industrial Innovation in Japan

    Edited by Takuji Hara, Norio Kambayashi, Noboru Matsushima

    Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

    In this new book, Hara, Kambayashi and Matsushima gather together a collection of case studies of innovation in various industries in modern Japan, including automobile, electronics, semiconductor, component, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industries. Unlike other books in this area,...

    Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
46. The Political Determinants of Corporate Governance in China

    By Chenxia Shi

    Series: Routledge Research in Corporate Law

    This book investigates the key factors shaping corporate governance in China and presents a sophisticated study of corporate governance in China from a comparative and historical perspective. Drawing on extensive corporate governance literature, this book articulates why path dependence theory is...

    Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
47. Environmental Management Accounting

    Case Studies of South-East Asian Companies

    By Christian Herzig, Tobias Viere, Stefan Schaltegger, Roger L. Burritt

    Sustainable development will not happen without substantial contributions from and leading roles of companies and business organizations. This requires the provision of adequate information on corporate social and ecological impacts and performance. For the last decade, progress has been made in...

    Published March 7th 2012 by Routledge
48. 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
49. The Academy of Management Annals, Volume 3

    Edited by James P. Walsh, Arthur P. Brief

    Series: The Academy of Management Annals

    The Academy of Management is proud to announce the third volume of The Academy of Management Annals. This exciting series follows one guiding principle: The advancement of knowledge is possible only by conducting a thorough examination of what is known and unknown in a given field. Such assessments...

    Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
50. Corporate Political Strategies of Private Chinese Firms

    By Hao Ma, Shu Lin, Neng Liang

    This book is about how Chinese entrepreneurs deal with China’s most important institution-the government-in their struggle to survive and even prosper in China’s transitional economy. It takes an "inside look" at several private firms in China and provides a first-hand account, as well as the...

    Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge