Book Series
Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
New & Published Titles:
Business Practices in Southeast Asia
An interdisciplinary analysis of theravada Buddhist countries
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…
read moreNovember 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-56202-7 (Routledge)
Institutions for Economic Reform in Asia
In the same way that no economy starts out with the best set of economic policies, no economy starts out with the best institutions to…
read moreSeptember 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-55021-5 (Routledge)
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Southeast Asia's Credit Revolution
From Moneylenders to Microfinance
Southeast Asia’s Credit Revolution describes and explains the rise of microfinance – the provision of credit and other financial services for the poor – in…
read moreAugust 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44368-5 (Routledge)
Economic Reform and Employment Relations in Vietnam
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…
read moreAugust 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46036-1 (Routledge)
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Laggards and Leaders in Labour Market Reform
Comparing Japan and Australia
A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some economies have successfully reformed…
read moreAugust 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-49594-3 (Routledge)
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China's Emergent Political Economy
Capitalism in the Dragon's Lair
This edited volume represents the first collaborative effort to explicitly view China’s rapid international ascent as associated with the same process that catapulted Great Britain,…
read moreJuly 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49718-3 (Routledge)
Globalization and the Indian Economy
Roadmap to a Convertible Rupee
This book examines the impact of globalization on the Indian economy, exploring the trade, investment and financial aspects of globalization, and also considering its implications…
read moreJune 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54481-8 (Routledge)
A Basket Currency for Asia
The failure of the dollar peg to prevent the Asian currency crisis of 1997 to 1998 has highlighted the importance of the exchange rate regime…
read moreMay 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54701-7 (Routledge)
China and India
A Tale of Two Economies
The economies of the People’s Republic of China and India are emerging-market economies, which account for more than a third of the global population. These…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54449-8 (Routledge)
The Korean Developmental State
From dirigisme to neo-liberalism
The Korean Developmental State is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of processes of state and economic restructuring in South Korea since the 1997 crisis. The…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54708-6 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
The Future of Asian Trade and Growth: Economic Development with the Emergence of China
Edited by Linda Yueh
To be published December 10th 2009
Responsible Development: Vulnerable Democracies, Hunger and Inequality
By Omar Noman
To be published February 15th 2010
Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in South Asia
Edited by Prema-chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara, Saman Kelegama
To be published March 1st 2010
The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China: Management Change, Enterprise Performance and Daily Life
By Ying Zhu, Michael Webber, John Benson
To be published May 15th 2010
Gender and Labour in Contemporary India: Eroding Citizenship
By Amrita Chhachhi
To be published June 1st 2010
The Rise of Asia: Trade and Investment in Global Perspective
Edited by Prema-chandra Athukorala
To be published June 15th 2010
Intellectual Property, Innovation and Management in Emerging Economies
By Ruth Taplin, Alojzy Nowak
To be published June 30th 2010
Understanding Innovation - The Case of Japan and China
By Cornelia Storz, Sebastian Schäfer
To be published August 16th 2010
The Migration of Indian Human Capital: The Ebb and Flow of Indian Professionals in Southeast Asia
By Faizal bin Yahya, Arunajeet Kaur
To be published August 28th 2010
