Asia-Pacific Economies

A Survey

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

Islam and Chowdbury provide an overview of the major economic issues in the Asia Pacific region, as well as individual country case studies. The book is divided into 2 parts: Part I offers new insights into the core issues, the topics discussed include:* macroeconomic management* financial systems and domestic resources* growth, poverty and income distribution* third wave democratizationPart II provides case histories of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China. Each country is treated systematically, with a brief history, followed by a political and economic analysis.Non-technical and accessible, this book is supplemented by a substantial bibliography.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-02-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415107655

Utforska kategorier

Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Anis Chowdhury (University of Western Sydney, Australia), Iyanatul Islam (International Labor Organization)

Innehållsförteckning

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