Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
About the Book Series
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.
Financial Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia
1st Edition
By James B. Ang
August 10, 2010
This book is concerned with the role of financial intermediation in economic development and growth in the context of Malaysia. Using an analytical framework, the author investigates the Malaysian economy from 1960 onwards to examine how far financial development has progressed in the course of ...
The Rise of the Corporate Economy in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown
July 14, 2010
The Rise of the Corporate Economy in Southeast Asia surveys the growth of large corporations in Southeast Asia, focusing in particular on corporate organization, methods of finance, the business environment and corporate governance. It details the different phases of corporate and financial ...
Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By John Benson, Ying Zhu
July 14, 2010
Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia today, this book, put together by two editors who have published extensively in the areas of business and economics in Asia, covers all the important Asian economies: both developed and developing. Making a vital contribution to ...
Responsible Development: Vulnerable Democracies, Hunger and Inequality
1st Edition
By Omar Noman
April 30, 2010
Until the dramatic economic collapse of 1997, East Asia was the symbol of a successful market-led development strategy for Western governments, aid agencies and academics, despite underlying concerns about a lack of rights and freedoms. The crisis changed Asia and the world; currency depreciations,...
China's Emergent Political Economy: Capitalism in the Dragon's Lair
1st Edition
Edited
By Christopher A. McNally
July 24, 2009
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, the United States, Germany, and Japan to international prominence – the emergence of a capitalist political economy. ...
Globalization and the Indian Economy: Roadmap to a Convertible Rupee
1st Edition
By Satyendra S. Nayak
June 09, 2009
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 for the balance of payments and currency exchange rate. The first part of the book deals with the evolution of the ...
A Basket Currency for Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Takatoshi Ito
May 26, 2009
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 in Asia and provoked much discussion as to what the alternatives are in terms of exchange rate systems. Bringing together extensive research on Asian basket...
China and India: A Tale of Two Economies
1st Edition
By Dilip K. Das
May 14, 2009
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 two economies share many similarities in that they are large populous neighbours, who were regarded as abjectly poor countries until the 1980s...
The Korean Developmental State: From dirigisme to neo-liberalism
1st Edition
By Iain Pirie
April 29, 2009
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 book distinguishes itself from previous studies by consistently arguing that structural changes in the global political economy have ...
Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection
1st Edition
By Santosh K. Mehrotra, Mario Biggeri
April 03, 2009
This thoroughly researched volume surveys the nature and extent of 'informal' work in Asia, which is a powerful and under-studied force in the region. After over half a century of development, even in the fast growing economies of Asia, the formal sector, and industrial jobs have grown rather...
The Singapore Economy: An Econometric Perspective
1st Edition
By Tilak Abeysinghe, Keen Meng Choy
October 28, 2008
Singapore's phenomenal transformation from Third World to First World status has been of great interest to economists around the world yet there has been little quantitative research done on its economy and institutions. This innovative new research monograph fills the lacunae by presenting the ...
Manufacturing Competitiveness in Asia: How Internationally Competitive National Firms and Industries Developed in East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By K. S. Jomo
July 16, 2006
There are competing theories to explain the reasons behind the international competitiveness of manufacturing in Asia. Analysing these different theories will bring important lessons, not just for Asia, but for developing economies the world over.This lucid book studies industries and firms in East...