Preface A reader’s guide Part I Asia-Pacific economic development: selected issues and themes 1 The emergence of an integrated Asia-Pacific economy 2 Public policy and political economy 3 Macroeconomic stabilisation and economic performance 4 The financial system and economic development 5 Labour market institutions, human resources and economic performance 6 Managing the environment in rapidly industrialising economies 7 Poverty, inequality and economic development 8 Epilogue: Democracy and development in the Asia-Pacific region References for Part I Part II Country surveys: recent developments 9 Republic of Korea (South Korea) 10 Taiwan (The Republic of China) 11 Hong Kong 12 Singapore 13 Indonesia 14 Malaysia 15 The Philippines 16 Thailand 17 The People’s Republic of China References for Part II Index
Biography
Anis Chowdhury (University of Western Sydney, Australia), Iyanatul Islam (International Labor Organization)
