The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of the growth economies of Asia.
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By K. S. Jomo
May 23, 2003
This important collection is a timely contribution to the debate on the Asian financial crisis. With chapters written by well-established international experts in Asian economics, this book constitutes a finely judged example of the varying opinions on the matter....
By Jang-Sup Shin, Ha-Joon Chang
February 14, 2003
The 1997 South Korean financial crisis not only shook the country itself but also sent shock waves through the financial world at large. This impressive book critically assesses the conventional wisdom surrounding the Korean crisis and the performance of the IMF-sponsored reform programme.Looking ...
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By Susan Horton
December 12, 1995
It is well known that the female work force has played a large part in the Asian `export miracle.' Yet their role has commonly been depicted as confined to sweat shops and tea houses. This book examines the bigger picture regarding women in the labour market and how this has been changing in the ...
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By Jim Slater, Roger Strange, Limin Wang
August 25, 1998
China is under close scrutiny both as a market that could provide massive returns to investors and because of its potential to become the most powerful economy in Asia. This new study examines the economic relationship between China and Europe, its importance and how it is likely to evolve.The book...
By Beate Reszat
December 16, 1997
In recent years, Japan's financial market has seen dramatic changes, in particular the explosive growth of currency trading and the increasing international role of the yen. This book gives a comprehensive overview of this activity. This work is the first non-Japanese language title to examine the ...
By Dr Catherine Schenk
April 26, 2001
Based on previously unpublished archival records, this book studies the origins of Hong Kong's post war rise to global prominence. It explores the expansion of the gold market, stock market, banking system, foreign exchange market, and insurance in the years 1945-1965. This book makes a significant...
By Greg Felker, K. S. Jomo
July 08, 1999
This volume, and its companion, Industrial Technology Development in Malaysia, examine and evaluate Malaysian industrialization in terms of its experience of and prospects for industrial technology development. The focus is on role played by state-sponsored innovation in the process economic ...
By Chris Dixon
December 22, 1998
The Thai Economy examines the origins and consequences of the Thai economy's accelerated growth since the mid-1980s. The authors place a particular emphasis on the historical development and contemporary economic structure that tends to set Thailand apart from other developing countries....
By Prema-chandra Athukorala
December 09, 1998
This study examines issues of trade policy in the light of the experience of developing Asian economies. Case studies highlight rapidly unfolding issues in trade and development with reference to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.The issues explored ...
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By Martin Hemmert, Christian Oberländer
September 18, 1998
This book demonstrates that long-awaited changes to technology policy and corporate strategy are now taking place in Japan. The study also questions whether it is the programme of reform or the will and ability to implement these reforms which is new. Contributors explore the repositioning of the ...
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By Ky Cao
December 13, 1995
In recent years much attention has been given to the unparalleled economic development of East Asia. In The Changing Capital Markets of East Asia the contributors look at the growing sophistication of capital markets in this area and discuss the possible economic and political consequences. The ...