Asian Economics Books

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1. Diversity and Transformations of Asian Capitalisms: A De Facto Regional Integration

   Edited by Robert Boyer, Hiroyasu Uemura

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-60440-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. China-India Economics: A Tale of Two "C"

   By Palit Amitendu

   A review of the existing literature on the China-India comparative theme conveys the distinct impression that the literature largely projects China and India as intrinsically competitive entities. While much has been written on where and why China and India are contesting, particularly from a...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59831-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. The Political Economy of Central Asia

   By Gul Berna Ozcan

   Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian republics are still coming to terms with their post-communist economies, their role in the region and the wider world, and their needs for identity, governance and growth. The Political Economy of Central Asia is an original study addressing...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-42192-8 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Foreign Direct Investment in China: Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises

   By Ziliang Deng

   The Chinese economy has been the largest foreign direct invesment (FDI) host among the developing economies since 1993. This book provides an insightful exploration of whether FDI can promote the productivity of domestic enterprises. The book's innovative and original perspectives over...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-59142-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics

   Edited by Raghbendra Jha

   The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics addresses the recent economic transformation in South Asia. Until India’s and Pakistan’s Independence in 1947 and Sri Lanka’s in 1948, social and economic conditions in the region were similar. Since the early 1990s, however, economic development...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-55397-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. India’s Economy: An Introduction

   By R. Nagaraj

   Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this comprehensive text book provides an analytical overview of the main trends, policies, performance, advances, and debates around India’s post independence economy. Each chapter provides a thorough examination of a key issue that has impacted the...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-60407-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. Pro-poor Growth and Liberalisation in Developing Economies: The Case of Nepal

   By Sanjaya Acharya

   This book focuses on the link between trade liberalisation and "pro-poor growth", i.e. trade liberalisation and poverty. The author develops a social accounting database for Nepal and applies it to quantify a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to investigate the trade-offs between growth...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-58028-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. New Economic Spaces in Asian Cities: From Industrial Restructuring to the Cultural Turn

   Edited by Peter W Daniels, Kong Chong Ho, Thomas A Hutton

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-56773-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

   By Toru Kikuchi

   Two of the most important trends in the global economy in recent decades have been (1) the dramatic increase in the role of information-intensive inputs in economic activities, and (2) the decline in transaction costs such as transport and communication costs. Advances in digital technology have...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-59312-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Issues in Indonesia

    By Akhand Hossain

    Since gaining independence in 1949, Indonesia experienced serious economic and political problems during the 1950s and 1960s. During the Soeharto regime from 1966 to 1998, the Indonesian economy made a steady progress, which was reflected in the steady increase in the country’s per-capita income...

    April 2011 | 978-0-415-59598-8 | Hardback (Routledge)