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.
Pro-poor Growth and Liberalization in Developing Economies: The Case of Nepal
1st Edition
By Sanjaya Acharya
July 22, 2015
By looking at the link between trade liberalization and pro-poor growth in Nepal, this book explores how a developing and transition economy can attain higher and pro-poor growth along with the ongoing trend of globalization. The author develops a social accounting database for Nepal and applies it...
Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in South Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Prema-chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara, Saman Kelegama
July 22, 2015
The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate. Existing studies on the subject have primarily used multi-country cross-sectional data, and there is a growing concern about the limitations of this approach in providing...
Economic Reform Processes in South Asia: Toward Policy Efficiency
1st Edition
Edited
By Philippa Dee
July 16, 2015
While South Asia’s economic reform initiatives of the last two decades were often born in crisis, this alone does not account for their occurrence. This book looks at the processes and institutional arrangements behind these reforms, and analyses what lessons can be learnt about how South Asia can ...
Japanese Views on Economic Development: Diverse Paths to the Market
1st Edition
Edited
By Kenichi Ohno, Kenichi Ohno
July 16, 2015
This newly revised clearly-presented text looks at Japan's economic history from the nineteenth century through to World War II. Within a framework based on the theories and approaches of Development Studies, it demonstrates the relevance of Japan's pre-war experience to the problems facing ...
Economic Development in Twentieth-Century East Asia: The International Context
1st Edition
Edited
By Aiko Ikeo
June 08, 2015
This collection supplies fascinating insights into aspects of East Asian economic development. It will interest scholars in a variety of related fields and provoke further research and debate....
Taxation in ASEAN and China: Local Institutions, Regionalism, Global Systems and Economic Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Nolan Sharkey
February 27, 2015
China and the ASEAN region have risen rapidly to a position of immense economic significance in the global economy. Academics, policy makers and businesses are all keen to understand more about taxation in China and ASEAN, and this work seeks to address this key issue by providing a comprehensive ...
Japan's War Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Erich Pauer
December 01, 2014
This book explores the substantial and dynamic innovations of the wartime era, identifying this period as the most influential for Japan's post-war economic structure. Erich Pauer and a team of leading Japanese and German scholars discuss important aspects of the Japanese wartime economy, including...
An Economic History of Indonesia: 1800-2010
1st Edition
By Jan Luiten van Zanden, Daan Marks
September 11, 2014
Based on new datasets, this book presents an economic history of Indonesia. It analyses the causes of stagnation of growth during the colonial and independence period, making use of new theoretical insights from institutional economics and new growth theory. The book looks at the major themes of ...
The Korean Economy at the Crossroads: Triumphs, Difficulties and Triumphs Again
1st Edition
By Chung-Sok Suh, Moon Joong Tcha
September 11, 2014
For many years up until 1997, Korea was widely seen in economic and financial circles as something of a miracle. The financial crisis that Korea experienced then did much to set its economy back, but by 2001 it was still the 13th largest economy in terms of GDP in the world.This enticing collection...
The Migration of Indian Human Capital: The Ebb and Flow of Indian Professionals in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By Faizal bin Yahya, Arunajeet Kaur
September 11, 2014
In an increasingly globalised world manifested in greater economic integration, human capital is an important factor. One of the key sources of human capital to the global economy is India, and the main destinations for Indian professionals has been Western developed economies, the Middle East and ...
Managers and Management in Vietnam: 25 Years of Economic Renovation (Doi moi)
1st Edition
By Vincent Edwards, Anh Phan
August 12, 2014
This book presents a comprehensive overview of managers and management in Vietnam, based on extensive original research, including interviews with a large number of managers in Vietnam. It shows how management in Vietnam is best understood from the perspective of Vietnamese managers themselves, ...
New Models of Human Resource Management in China and India
1st Edition
By Alan R. Nankervis, Fang Lee Cooke, Samir R. Chatterjee, Malcolm Warner
July 03, 2014
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the similarities and differences of contemporary human resource management systems, processes and practices in the two increasingly important economic great powers in Asia. It covers the full range of human resource management activities, including ...