SpecialEconomicZones (SEZs) have proliferated rapidly during the past decade...Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have proliferated rapidly during the past decade and are set to multiply in the next - embracing not only Asia and Europe but also Africa and the Americas. This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of SEZs...more
This book is the first to examine theAsian experience of specialeconomic zon...This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of special economic zones (SEZs) in China India Malaysia and the Philippines. It explores the origins nature and status of these zones in Asia together with the current trends connected with...more
This book is the first to examine theAsian experience of specialeconomic zon...This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of special economic zones (SEZs) in China India Malaysia and the Philippines. It explores the origins nature and status of these zones in Asia together with the current trends connected with...more
Huang examines a recurring pattern of rapid economicgrowthin East Asia from ...Huang examines a recurring pattern of rapid economic growth in East Asia from 1951 to the present and explores how far a single East Asian Growth model can be said to exist. Assessing the various theories put forward to explain the phenomenon and...more
The Chinese economy is currently undergoing an institutional transformation as...The Chinese economy is currently undergoing an institutional transformation as profound as the replacement of the people s communes with the household responsibility system in the early 1980s and the emergence of township and village enterprises as...more
This newly revised clearly-presented text looks at Japan s economic history fr...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...more
Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particula...Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particular critically analyses the performance of the Japanese economy as a result of state intervention within it. In order to examine the capacity of the state to promote growth...more
Vietnam has enjoyed significant economic success since the implementation of i...Vietnam has enjoyed significant economic success since the implementation of its doi moi reforms including rapid growth in GDP exports and foreign and domestic investment and a shedding of poorly-performing state-owned enterprises. Despite this...more
By looking at the link between trade liberalization and pro-poor growthin Nep...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...more
Huang gives important and high-quality research on theeconomicgrowthin East...Huang gives important and high-quality research on the economic growth in East Asia from 1945 to the present assessing the various theories put forward to explain the phenomenon and appraising the various factors which have contributed to economic...more
During the last two decades India has experienced a high growth rate but the c...During the last two decades India has experienced a high growth rate but the contribution from productivity growth and technological progress has been very low. This has resulted in a poor performance in the employment generation in the formal...more
This collection supplies fascinating insights into aspects of East Asian econo...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.more
For many years up until 1997 Korea was widely seen ineconomic and financial c...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...more
Theeconomies of the People s Republic of China and India are emerging-market ...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...more
China s New Silk Road initiative constitutes one of the most ambitious project...China s New Silk Road initiative constitutes one of the most ambitious projects in recent decades designed to change the pattern of the global economic division of labour as well as the geostrategic balance of power. It has the potential to create a...more