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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to demystify the re-ascendancy of China as a civilization state. China's politics and society are examined in the light of its living civilization, which is the only one of the ancient civilizations that has survived to this day. The book also contrasts China's development with that of the West and Japan. By combining the impact of internal political and socio-economic developments in China and its external relations (from the silk routes, the tribute system, to the modern day), it unravels the existing myths, puzzles, and paradoxes surrounding China and questions the adequacy of most of the Western political theories (such as realism in international relations) in an attempt to explicate China's re-emergence as a world power. It attempts to tackle squarely the question: Is China a threat to world order?The book traces the rationale for contemporary developments in China to the roots in the country's tradition as well as foreign influences and seeks to unravel the puzzle about the unique China Model that defies conventional thinking in political economy, with its sustained and incredibly rapid economic growth over the past three decades. This study on China's second rise provides a broad background that includes a meaningful scrutiny of the country's behavior during its first rise (713-1820) and beyond. In comparing China's ongoing second rise with its first ascent, the book not only refocuses on and reinterprets the example set during its first rise, but also takes into account the crucial lessons it learned during its century in eclipse in the interregnum, for the effects they have on the country's current orientation and behavior. The book follows an interdisciplinary approach, combining the cultural, intellectual-historical, normative-ideological, and social-scientific perspectives, to lend a more solid grasp of the present-day China. It ends with an educated speculation, based on the foregoing analyses, on the contours of a Pax Sinica that is likely to result from the impact of China's second rise as a world power.Table of ContentsThe Chinese Civilization: Origins and SecretsA" of its Longevity; ConfucianizationA" of China; Non-Development of Capitalism after the End of the Feudal System in China (3rd Century B C); Dawn of the Modern Age: End of the Long Dynastic Cycle and Beyond; Puzzle of the Rise of Communism, and Maoist China; Deng Xiaoping's Reform & Great Leap Outward; The Dengist Legacy - the Inscrutable China ModelA" of Fast Economic Growth and Shift in CCP's Claim to Legitimacy; China's second Ascent & Challenge to Theory.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book intends to provide a focused analysis of the main Chinese industrial sectors through case studies, data analysis and review of new state-initiated policies. In response to the global economic crisis in the short run and to cope with the existing structural problems of production in the long run, the Chinese central government has successively released new development outlines for 10 key industries since 2008. In this book, the authors will use key sectors including automobile, steel, shipbuilding, high-speed railway and new energy, to analyze the development of China's industries, along with their challenges and future prospects.The effectiveness of state-oriented policies in rejuvenating these industries will be evaluated. After discussing the background and motivations for the new government-initiated policies, through detailed analysis of these policies, the authors will assess the contribution they have made to industrial development. The authors will also identify and analyze existing and potential challenges to sustainable development of China's industries.How did the industries respond to climate change and the development of a low-carbon economy in China? What measures have been taken by these industries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and reduce overall energy consumption? What are the latest developments in China's industrial sector in terms of technological progress and upgrading? What are the potential challenges facing the industrial sector in the post-economic crisis era? This study intends to address these issues.Table of ContentsConventional Industries: China's Steel Sector; China's Shipbuilding Sector; China's Automobile Sector; New Industries: China's Wind Power Sector; China's Solar Thermal Sector; China's Solar Photovoltaic Sector; China's Civil Nuclear Sector; China's Water Sector; Infrastructure Industries: China's High-speed Railway; China's Airports.

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a large, complex, and diverse region, which faces a wide range of economic issues. The MENA group includes Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. This book uses analytical tools drawn from the trade, labor, finance, and development literature to critically analyze and compare these countries' economic policies.The approach taken in this book is to focus on the economic policies and institutional arrangements which have evolved in MENA and which may serve to explain the differences in each country's economic performance. The key objective of the book is to unravel the context-specific variety of growth-promoting policies within MENA rather than focus on specific countries.This book stresses that the poor performance of Arab MENA can be chiefly explained by their aversion to a Western paradigm of market economics. In the advanced industrial countries and in Israel, “globalization” is largely viewed in economic terms — the free movement of goods, services, labor and capital across borders. In the Arab MENA, however, “globalization” is viewed in largely ideological terms and has been regarded as a new version of imperialism. Consequently, the Arab MENA region remains one of the most un-globalized regions in the world.The book serves as both a textbook and a summary of the very large literature on MENA. It examines the following economic realities of the region and compares them across the MENA economies:Table of ContentsSurvey of Main Economic Outcomes; Institutional Islamic Factors; Investment in Human Capital in MENA; Labor Supply in MENA; Oil Money and the 'Dutch Disease'; The Technology Gap between Arab MENA and Israel and Turkey; Inter and Intra Regional Trade in MENA; The Economics of Terror; Forecasting MENA Development.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a state-of-the-art discussion of what has succeeded (and failed) in the design and implementation of projects and institutions to assist the poor in developing country economies. In Africa especially, far too many people are still living under conditions of extreme poverty. The goal of the book is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the key processes through which markets affect the livelihoods of the rural poor; and (2) to propose micro- and macro-level policies and innovations to address the problems of inclusion that arise. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and professionals in the field, this volume is timely to all those involved in designing innovative institutions that transfer capital and technologies to low-income countries facing the challenges of poverty alleviation and economic development.Table of ContentsHow Can Financial Markets and Biotechnology Help the Rural Poor? (R D Christy et al.); Financial Markets and the Poor: Financial Development and Growth: What Role Can Foreign Capital Play? (E Prasad); The Securitization of Microloans (V Bogan); A Vision for Scaling Microfinance: More than Dollars and Smarts (D Burand); Innovations in Index Insurance for the Poor in Low-Income Countries (J Skees); Biotechnology and the Poor: Overcoming Poverty Through Improved Agricultural Technology (R W Herdt); Agricultural Biotechnology in Latin America: Economic Benefits, Regional Capacity, and Policy Options (G Traxler); Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa: Strategic Policy Challenges and Opportunities (S W Omamo & K von Grebmer); Developing Country Options under TRIPS: Choices to Maximize Biotech Transfer (W Lesser & D Kolady); Foreign Direct Investment: What Matters to African Firms? The Relevance of Perceptions Data (A Gelb et al.); Making the Most out of FDI in Africa (N L W Wilson & M Diarrasouba).

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Book SynopsisThe book is an edited volume of different perspectives on the South Asian region and captures the political, social and economic challenges facing the region following the financial crisis and the region's responses to these challenges.Table of ContentsSouth Asia: Beyond the Global Financial Crisis (K Shanmugam); South Asia and the Global Financial Crisis: Impacts and Implications (A Palit); Global Crisis, Financial Institutions and Reforms: An EME Perspective (D M Nachane); Socio-Economic Developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook (M S Aiyar); Political Developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook (S Aziz); The Major Powers and Conflicts in South Asia (T V Paul); Religious Extremism and Terrorism in Pakistan: Challenges for National Security (R B Rais); Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in South Asia (D Jayatilleka); India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: 'Trilateralism' in South Asia? (I A Chowdhury).

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Book SynopsisThis book includes three economic/econometric studies on four East Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand) and two studies on China. The four East Asian economies, designated at one time as ‘economic tigers’, provide important and interesting case studies on periods of very rapid growth with heavy capital inflows, followed by financial and economic crises. The three studies on these countries examine the impact of heavy capital inflows on growth, real exchange rates and the conduct of domestic monetary policy during the period 1970-96, which immediately preceded their financial crises of 1997-98. At a more general level, they shed light on the contributions that capital inflows make to small open economies and how these inflows impact on their exchange rates and monetary policies.The two studies on China examine the adequacy of capital flows to it and its monetary policies. In recent years, while China has been among the biggest recipients of capital inflows, our study on it finds that these inflows are still considerably short of the amounts that perfect capital flows would imply. Regarding China's pursuit of monetary policy, our study is the first one to question whether interest rates or monetary aggregates are appropriate instruments for the control of the economy. Our finding is that its large informal sector and black money holdings make the use of monetary aggregates the more appropriate policy instrument. This finding contrasts with the usual one for financially developed economies that interest rate targeting and a Taylor rule provide the applicable monetary policy framework.Table of ContentsCapital Inflows and Growth in Pre-Crises ASEAN Economies (S G Kahsay & J Handa); Capital Flows and Real Exchange Rate Behavior in Pre-Crises ASEAN Economies (S G Kahsay & J Handa); Capital Flows and Monetary Policy in Pre-Crises ASEAN Economies (S G Kahsay & J Handa); Assessing China's International Capital Mobility (J Handa et al.); Optimal Monetary Policy Instruments and Rules in a Stochastic Macroeconomic Model: Evidence from China (S Guo et al.).

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Book SynopsisBased on the success of the World Scientific publication “Governing and Managing Knowledge” edited by Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah in 2005, this unique volume presents 16 new theoretical-practical papers on the strategic aspects of developing knowledge-based economies with case studies from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Uzbekistan. A key question which the book seeks to answer is what Asian policy-makers and leaders in government, economy and society can do to further enhance learning and capability formation so as to foster sustainable development in an increasingly globalized world. It addresses the politico-cultural and socio-economic challenges of effectively managing both knowledge resources and coping with the great digital divide created by globalization, continuous technology innovations and rapid external change. A key objective of the publication is to enable latecomers in the knowledge race to understand some of the critical success factors of sustainable knowledge-based development and what it takes to build a resilient knowledge-based economy.

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Book SynopsisTwo Asias provides a fresh perspective on the Asia's disparate economic prospects in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis and the Great Recession. The financial crisis, its propagation and real economic consequences are carefully documented, and used in conjunction with prior trends to identify the impending reconfiguration of wealth and power in Asia, and between Asia and the developed west. The study highlights Asia's cultural and systemic diversity, and suggests that China's, Vietnam's and South Korea's extraordinary catch-up during the last two decades is on the cusp of fading due to diverse technical, systemic and global reasons. It shows too that the West has learned little from the 2008 financial crisis, that the planetary macroeconomy is headed for a period of protracted turbulence, all of which suggests that the world community needs to rethink its expectations. These findings are the net assessment of an international team of experts assembled under the auspices of the Japan Foundation's Center for Global Policy, headed by Steven Rosefielde, Masaaki Kuboniwa and Satoshi Mizobata.Table of ContentsAsian Economic Performance 1500 - 2010; Global Financial Crisis; Global Bust; Pan-Asian Shock Wave; Policy Response; Japan, China, Russia, Export-led Development and Dollar Reserve Hoarding; Chinese Overtrading; Counter-Crisis Trade Expansion; Business Cycle Decoupling; Lessons From BRICs; Eurozone and Global Financial Imbalances; East-West Convergence and Intra-Asian Stratification.

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Book SynopsisAfter the 1978 Economic Reform, China's economic development has been on a fast track ever since. Later on, the successful accession into the WTO in 2001 accelerated China's economic transformation and made it more integrated with the world. Today, as the second-largest economy in the world, China has earned herself a leading role on the world stage beyond dispute. This book provides readers with answers to why and how China functions as a leader in the world economy.This book surveys China's economy in four parts — economic institutions, economic problems, economic policies and economic analyses. It is based on the author's latest findings from his scholarly research on China's economy, his involvement with China's economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. The book is written in a style accessible to the general readers, since most chapters are based on articles published in three major Chinese newspapers, of which the author is a columnist. It can also serve as a reference book for professionals, an authoritative guide for general readers and a supplementary text for university students. The author uses it as a supplementary text for his course on the Chinese economy at Princeton University.Table of ContentsEconomic Institutions: Introduction: An Overview of China's Economy; Three Important Players of China's Economy; Is Chinese Capitalism Different?; Economic Planning in China; Role of Economists in China's Economic Development; Free to Choose in China; Chinese and American Economic Institutions Reflecting Cultural Differences; Outflow of Capital and China's Diplomacy; Brazil and China as Economic Partners; India's Model of Rapid Economic Development; Will the Russian Economy Grow Rapidly?; Comparing Economic Developments in Taiwan and Mainland China; Economic Issues: Problems Facing the Chinese Economy; Directions for Economics Education and Research in China; Important Lessons from Studying the Chinese Economy; US Housing Bubble and Economic Downturn; Will Consumption Expenditures in China Increase Rapidly?; From Guangzhou's Opera House to Issues of Economic Development; Lessons from the Current American Great Recession; Economic Policies: How to Improve University Education in China?; How to Manage a University Well?; How to Improve the Efficiency of State Enterprises?; Carry Out the Open Door Policy Further; How to Stop Inflation in China?; How to Solve the Problems of China's Inflation and the American Recession?; China's Aging Population; China's Environmental Policy: A Critical Survey; Quantitative Economic Studies: Note on a Model of Chinese National Income Determination; Lessons from Studying a Simple Macroeconomic Model for China; Shanghai Stock Price Movements Reflecting China's Globalization; Co-Movements of Shanghai and New York Stock Prices by Time-Varying Regressions.

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Book SynopsisAfter the 1978 Economic Reform, China's economic development has been on a fast track ever since. Later on, the successful accession into the WTO in 2001 accelerated China's economic transformation and made it more integrated with the world. Today, as the second-largest economy in the world, China has earned herself a leading role on the world stage beyond dispute. This book provides readers with answers to why and how China functions as a leader in the world economy.This book surveys China's economy in four parts — economic institutions, economic problems, economic policies and economic analyses. It is based on the author's latest findings from his scholarly research on China's economy, his involvement with China's economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. The book is written in a style accessible to the general readers, since most chapters are based on articles published in three major Chinese newspapers, of which the author is a columnist. It can also serve as a reference book for professionals, an authoritative guide for general readers and a supplementary text for university students. The author uses it as a supplementary text for his course on the Chinese economy at Princeton University.Table of ContentsEconomic Institutions: Introduction: An Overview of China's Economy; Three Important Players of China's Economy; Is Chinese Capitalism Different?; Economic Planning in China; Role of Economists in China's Economic Development; Free to Choose in China; Chinese and American Economic Institutions Reflecting Cultural Differences; Outflow of Capital and China's Diplomacy; Brazil and China as Economic Partners; India's Model of Rapid Economic Development; Will the Russian Economy Grow Rapidly?; Comparing Economic Developments in Taiwan and Mainland China; Economic Issues: Problems Facing the Chinese Economy; Directions for Economics Education and Research in China; Important Lessons from Studying the Chinese Economy; US Housing Bubble and Economic Downturn; Will Consumption Expenditures in China Increase Rapidly?; From Guangzhou's Opera House to Issues of Economic Development; Lessons from the Current American Great Recession; Economic Policies: How to Improve University Education in China?; How to Manage a University Well?; How to Improve the Efficiency of State Enterprises?; Carry Out the Open Door Policy Further; How to Stop Inflation in China?; How to Solve the Problems of China's Inflation and the American Recession?; China's Aging Population; China's Environmental Policy: A Critical Survey; Quantitative Economic Studies: Note on a Model of Chinese National Income Determination; Lessons from Studying a Simple Macroeconomic Model for China; Shanghai Stock Price Movements Reflecting China's Globalization; Co-Movements of Shanghai and New York Stock Prices by Time-Varying Regressions.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook covers the full range of topics and issues normally included in a course on economic growth and development. Both mainstream economic perspectives as well as the multi-paradigmatic, inter-disciplinary, and dynamic-evolutionary perspectives from heterodox economics are detailed. Economic development is viewed in terms of the long-run well-being of humanity, social stability, environmental sustainability, and just distribution of economic gains, not simply as the growth of GDP. Furthermore, this textbook explicitly recognizes the complexity of economic development by linking economic activity to our broader social and natural environments.The textbook's unique feature is its focus on the natural environment. Both the historical effects of economic development on the environment and the environmental constraints on future economic development are thoroughly discussed in two chapters on environmental issues and policies. In fact, because economic development is defined in terms of economic, social, and environmental sustainability, the natural environment is included in discussions throughout the book.The textbook is inter-disciplinary: knowledge from fields such as sociology, psychology, political science, economic history, and ecology is called on to enhance the economic analysis. A thorough historical account of the development of the principal paradigms of economic development is also included, and the important issues of institutional development and cultural change merit their own chapters. Two chapters on technological change holistically focus on production technologies as well as the dynamic performance of entire economic, social, and ecological systems. Also, the important relationship between economic development and globalization is presented in three chapters on international trade, international finance and investment, and immigration from both orthodox and heterodox perspectives.Table of ContentsThinking about Economic Development; Models of Economic Growth and Development; The Components of Economic Development; International Economic Integration; Development Controversies and Challenges.

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to tell the Abu Dhabi story in economic development, from its past dominance in oil to its economic vision for the future. More than being an exemplar of industrial restructuring and diversification from a resource-based to a 21st century knowledge-based economy and society, Abu Dhabi emphasises its cultural legacy and tradition as an environmental advocate for green and sustainable pathways. It has as many challenges as creative responses to show that its success is not by wealth alone. This case study unveils Abu Dhabi in particular and the rest of Arabic and GCC economic development in general. They have all attracted foreign investment and global business, typically as hydrocarbon-rich resource economies. Beyond that, the geoeconomics and geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa, with or without the Arab Spring in 2011 is in and of itself, a rich region for multidisciplinary studies and research, not just for economics and business. With Qatar, Abu Dhabi boasts of one of the highest per capita income in the world; therein lies a reason to enquire about its success and pivotal role in the GCC and global contexts.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Transformation From Oil to Industrialisation; Non-Oil Knowledge-Based Economy Services; Enablers in Labour, Laws and Regulations; Abu Dhabi's Economic Development Model.

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Book SynopsisDr. Goh Keng Swee's extensive career as a public servant was dynamic as well as distinguished, in many ways decisively instrumental in the making of the Republic of Singapore. This distinctive collection of essays attempts an assessment of the long-term influence and significance of Dr. Goh's major contributions.Envisaged as a companion volume to Goh Keng Swee: A Public Career Remembered, this volume brings together an exceptional team of Singaporean scholars whose interdisciplinary expertise and cross-generational perspectives offer a balanced analysis and nuanced appraisal of Dr. Goh's lifetime of public service. The book's contributors argue that Dr. Goh's past endeavours bequeathed an enduring legacy, meriting fresh examination and careful evaluation in order to appreciate the heroic scale of such achievement.Particularly instructive are the examples of Dr. Goh's thinking patriotism, fiscal prudence, strategic pragmatism, and creative imagination at work — technocracy at its finest — which could be of immediate, practical benefit to a wider ‘nation of technocrats’. Further illumination comes from the insights of those contributors who had worked with the former Deputy Prime Minister and knew him personally. For a half-century that witnessed key turning points and phases of development in Singapore's transformation from colonial port city to independent global city, Dr. Goh played a leading role in the crafting and conduct of public policy, as with the creation of public institutions, which made the difference between survival and success. The organization of this volume reflects both a thematic approach and a chronological arrangement of material, the focus and the order of chapters corresponding to the historical sequence of public offices that Dr. Goh held: social welfare; political and constitutional evolution; development economics and finance; the armed forces and defence industry; the education system, from schools through higher education to the research institutes; Chinese studies, from Confucianism to ‘China watching’; and cultural development, with special emphasis on the creation of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.Goh Keng Swee: A Legacy of Public Service will be read by present and future generations of public servants, by Singaporeans in general, and by all students and laypersons with an interest in the modern history of Singapore — social, economic, political, military, and cultural — to which a characteristically simple and frugal Dr. Goh contributed both decisively and unreservedly.Table of ContentsIntroduction (Emrys Chew); Goh Keng Swee in a Social Welfare History of Singapore (Ho Chi Tim); Goh Keng Swee in Politics and Parliament (Kevin Y L Tan); Goh Keng Swee, the Development Economist (Lee Soo Ann); Goh Keng Swee and Finance (Linda Low); Goh Keng Swee and the Emergence of a Modern SAF (Bernard F W Loo); Goh Keng Swee and Singapore's Defence Industrial Policy (Adrian W J Kuah); Goh Keng Swee and the Singapore Education System (Alistair Chew); Goh Keng Swee's Contributions to Higher Education, Military Education and the Research Institutes (Ernest Chew); Goh Keng Swee and Chinese Studies in Singapore: From Confucianism to 'China Watching' (John Wong); Goh Keng Swee's Cultural Contributions and the Making of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Bernard T G Tan); Conclusion (Kwa Chong Guan).

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Book SynopsisAt the beginning of the second decade of the new millennium, South Asia has emerged as a key regional variable in the contemporary global order. The last decade saw the region experiencing a robust phase of economic growth and development. Over time, South Asia's economic progress is expected to accelerate, given its favourable demography and strategic location. The prospects of faster economic growth and development, however, will materialize depending upon the region's success in handling various challenges including security, climate change, political instability and ethnic strife. It is in this context that the Sixth International Conference on South Asia brought together academics and policy specialists to provide insights and contribute to an understanding of the challenges and prospects facing the region in the new decade. This volume is a collection of the papers presented at the Conference and assembles a large and diverse set of viewpoints and perceptions on the region.Table of ContentsSouth Asia in the New Decade: Challenges and Prospects (Teo Chee Hean); India and China: Competitive Coexistence in the Asian Century (Rory Medcalf & Ashley Townshend); Security Challenges and Prospects for South Asia: A Chinese Perspective (Wang Dehua); The Washington and Beijing Consensus in South Asia: How the Colombo Consensus Emerged with New Global Realities (Patrick Mendis); Riots, Elections and Society: Discerning Social and Political Trends in India and Pakistan in Coming Decades (Peter Mayer); Reducing Poverty in South Asia through Regional Cooperation (Sadiq Ahmed); Satellites, Politics and India's TV News Revolution: Challenges and Prospects (Nalin Mehta); Economic Challenges for South Asia (Jaspal Singh Bindra); Moving Up, Looking East - Prospects for South Asia's Integration after the Global Crisis (Dipak Dasgupta & Nihal Pitigala); South Asia's Economic Future With or Without Economic Integrations (Shahid Javed Burki); Indian Trade Policy after the Crisis (Razeen Sally).

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Book SynopsisThe aim of the book is to provide readers with an understanding of the important and emerging political, economic and social trends and challenges in East Asia in the coming years.There is urgency to conduct such a review of the state of East Asian affairs as the international and regional environments seemed to be headed towards greater uncertainty. At the international level, the European Union (EU) continues to grapple with its debt crisis with no clear resolution in sight. On the other side of the Atlantic, the US is gearing up for its presidential and congressional elections that will take place towards the end of 2012. The outcome of these elections would have implications for America's relations with countries in East Asia, particularly China. Already, in the run-up to these elections, potential candidates have whipped up anti-China sentiments or even called for tough anti-China measures to appeal their respective constituencies.More significantly, with the relative decline of the US and EU, increasing doubts have been raised concerning the values and beliefs that have undergird the US and individual European countries' political system and institutions since World War Two. China's current stellar economic growth in the midst of the sputtering performance of the US and the EU economies have lent increasing legitimacy to the attractiveness of China's model that combines strong authoritarian leadership with the vibrancy of a market economy. Managing a rising China and a declining US and the EU will have an impact, whether big or small, on the countries in Asia.Also, in East Asia, a number of countries have either undergone or are going to undergo major elections that have elected or will elect a new leadership to take over the helm, with possible implications for policy adjustments or possibly even policy changes in these countries. China is gearing up for its crucial leadership transition at the 18th Party Congress, while Taiwan has held its presidential election; Hong Kong has elected its Chief Executive and will hold the Legislative Council elections, while the two “Koreas” will be adjusting to the post-Kim Jong-il uncertainty. Japan, too is still trying to recover from the triple disasters (tsunami, earthquakes and the radioactivity fallout) with the current Noda administration still trying to figure a way out to revitalize the Japanese economy.Table of ContentsIntroduction; China's Politics: Maintaining Status Quo and Preparing for Leadership Succession; China's Economy: Good Soft Landing for 2011, Much Less Upbeat for 2012; China's Foreign Policy: Coping with Shifting Geopolitics and Maintaining Stable External Relations; Hong Kong - 15 Years After Handover: Is this City Dying?; Taiwan's Economic Outlook: Unspectacular Growth and Further Dependence on China; Taiwan - US Relations; Japan: On the Mend but a Rocky Road Ahead?; The Korean Peninsula: Change and Uncertainty.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the global financial crisis, leading industrialized countries have managed to show only a gradual recovery, while East Asian economies have surged ahead. In particular, China achieved growth in excess of 10% in 2010 and is expected to continue growing at a rapid pace. It appears that in the coming years, East Asia will play an even greater role as a growth center leading global economic expansion. Following the Asian currency crisis of 1997-98, consumption and investment in the region decreased considerably, and East Asian economies recovered on the strength of exports. Presently, however, amid a less-than-robust recovery in the US and Europe, the sustainability of East Asia's reliance on export-led growth has been called into question. The region's transition to growth based on a balance of foreign and domestic demand is important for both building a stronger foundation for sustainable growth and buttressing global economic expansion. Moreover, the rebalancing of demand in East Asia holds the key to rectifying global current account imbalances — the disadvantage of uneven international capital flows. This unique volume illuminates policy issues involved in the efforts to promote the rebalancing of demand in East Asia.Table of ContentsDecoupling - A Re-Examination (Hiroshi Tsubouchi and Hideaki Matsuoka); Business Cycle Synchronization and Production Fragmentation in East Asia (Fumihide Takeuchi); Financial Market Linkage in East Asian Countries (Kyosuke Shiotani and Yoichi Matsubayashi); The Impact of East Asian FTAS on the Structure of Demand (Hikari Ban); Inflation Targeting in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand: The Impact on Business Cycle Synchronization Between Each Country and the World (Takeshi Inoue, Yuki Toyoshima and Shigeyuki Hamori); Globalization and Economic Growth in East Asia (Fengbao Yin and Shigeyuki Hamori); Can South - South Trade Be a Driving Force for Future Economic Growth? (Shigesaburo Kabe); An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Household Saving (Consumption) in China: A Panel Analysis of Provincial Data, 1995 - 2010 (Guifu Chen); Financing Infrastructure Construction in China (Long Ke); Is the Renminbi Appreciating Fast Enough? (Takuji Kinkyo).

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Book SynopsisThe recent interest in the development processes of BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) has been triggered by their high growth performance, but their political and social backgrounds are entirely different. This book traces the economic history of BRIC countries to understand their economic and social institutions. The only common theme in this growth story is the high levels of income disparities and poverty that are observed even during the high growth decades. In order to understand the interaction between economic growth, income inequality and poverty, the book develops a theoretical framework that incorporates a mechanism of uniform income transfers in a growth model, where economic growth is the result of accumulation. Income transfer mechanism operates in all countries in the form of a progressive taxation system, pension funds, government's anti-poverty programs, employment guarantee schemes, land reforms, etc. It is not necessarily true that such income transfers would invariably reduce growth rates. The relationship between economic growth and income inequality depends on certain initial conditions. For instance, if the initial distribution of income is fairly unequal, growth induces greater equality. On the other hand, at high levels of per capita incomes, growth may raise inequality if the initial level of inequality is not very high. This brings a new dimension in the “inverted-U hypothesis.” Based on econometric modeling of growth-inequality nexus, the book examines the patterns of growth and economic disparities in BRIC countries over long periods of time, including the recent high growth phase. Two inequality measures applied in this study are Gini Coefficient and Theil's entropy measures, depending on data availability. Attempts have been made to identify the sources of inequality and the role of initial conditions in determining the patterns of development. Each country's experience is unique, but the theoretical model goes a long way to explain their growth-inequality experience.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Social; Political and Economic History of BRIC; A Model of Economic Growth and Income Distribution; Econometric Modeling of Growth-Inequality Relationship; Results of Estimation; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisChina has achieved significant socio-economic progress and has become a key player on the international stage after several decades of open-door and reform policy. Looking beyond China's transformation, this book focusses on the theme of governance which is widely regarded as the next most critical element to ensure that China's growth remains sustainable.Today, China is confronted with a host of pressing challenges that call for urgent attention. These include the need to rebalance and restructure the economy, the widening income gaps, the poor integration of migrant populations in the urban areas, insufficient public housing and healthcare coverage, the seeming lack of political reforms and the degree of environmental degradation. In the foreign policy arena, China is likewise under pressure to do more to address global concerns while not appearing to be overly aggressive. The next steps that China takes would have a great deal to do with governance, in terms of how it tackles or fails to address the myriad of challenges, both domestic and foreign.China: Development and Governance, with 57 short chapters in total, is based on up-to-date scholarly research written in a readable and concise style. Besides China's domestic developments, it also covers China's external relations with the United States, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Non-specialists, in particular, should find this volume accessible and useful in keeping up with fast-changing developments in East Asia.Table of ContentsThe Art of Governance: Managing Rising Expectations and Ensuring Leadership Renewal: Introduction (CHEN Gang); China's Fifth Generation Leadership: Characteristics and Policies (BO Zhiyue); Debating Political Reform: Societal Pressures and Party-State Responses (WU Guoguang); Intra-Party Democracy in Practice: Balloting for City Leaders in Jiangsu (ZHENG Yongnian and CHEN Gang); Township Government Reform: Improving Local Governance? (TAN Qingshan); Innovations in China's Local Governance: An Assessment (XIA Ming); The Impact of Market on the Grassroots Organisations of the Chinese Communist Party (Lance L P GORE); China Struggles to Maintain Stability: Strengthening its Public Security Apparatus (XIE Yue and SHAN Wei); How Secure is China's Food Security? (John WONG); China's "New Deal" in Xinjiang and its Challenges (SHAN Wei and WENG Cuifen); The Chinese Leadership and the Internet (LYE Liang Fook and Lily HONG); Women's Political Participation in China (YANG Lijun and GUO Xiajuan); Enhancing and Re-Orienting Governance to Promote Sustainable Development: Introduction (Sarah Y TONG); China Coming to the End of its High Growth (John WONG and HUANG Yanjie); China's Economy after Three Decades of Reforms: A System Approach (Wolfgang KLENNER); Evolving Industrial Policies in China: A Governing Tool for Development and Restructuring (Sarah Y TONG); China's Regional Development Policies (YU Hong); The 12th Five-Year Programme: A Turning Point in China's Socioeconomic Development (John WONG); China's Shadow Banking: A Call for Financial Reforms (YAO Jielu and YANG Mu); The Rise of the Renminbi as International Currency (YANG Mu and YAO Jielu); China's Local Government Debts: Thorny but Manageable (YAO Jielu); China's State-Owned Enterprises: The Dilemma of Reform (HUANG Yanjie); An Update on China's Sovereign Wealth Fund: China Investment Corporation (Catherine CHONG Siew Keng); China's Economy Remains Highly Export-Oriented (Sarah Y TONG); Rethinking the Success of China's High-Tech Exports (XING Yuqing); China's Research and Development (WU Yanrui); Are Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises Victims of Institutional Pitfalls? (CHEN Shaofeng); China: A Newly Mint Upper Middle Income Country (LU Ding); China's Labour Shortage and its Implications (HUANG Yanjie); Can China Continue to Reap its Demographic Dividend in Economic Growth? (YAN Hao); Social Transformation, Stability and Governance: Introduction (ZHAO Litao); Chinese Working Class and Trade Unions: Transformation and Predicament in the Reform Era (QI Dongtao); China's Middle Class: Still in the Making (YANG Jing); China's New Rich Posing a Challenge to Social Stability (SHENG Sixin); Non-Governmental Organisations in China: Developments and Challenges (XU Ying); Chengzhongcun in China (ZHONG Sheng); China's Hukou Reform: The Guangdong and Shanghai Cases (Courtney FU Rong); Reinventing China's Health System (QIAN Jiwei); Meeting the Ageing Challenge: China's Social Care Policy for the Elderly (ZHANG Yanxia); China's Way to Good Housing Governance (ZHOU Zhihua); China Attracting Global Top Talent: Central and Local Government Initiatives (ZHU Jinjing); China's Higher Education Reform: The Issue of Governance (ZHAO Litao); Improving Local Governance without Democratisation: Community Building in Shanghai (SHI Fayong); Rising Trend of Labour Strikes: Tables Turned for Chinese Workers? (YEW Chiew Ping); China's External Relations and Global Governance: Introduction (LYE Liang Fook); China - US Relations: Coping with a US Pivot to the Asia-Pacific Region (LYE Liang Fook); Sino - Japanese Relations: Dark and Bright Spots in an Ambivalent Relationship (LAM Peng Er); China and India: The World is Big Enough for Both (ZHAO Hong); China - South Korea Relations and Implications for China in Global Governance: Some Notes after 20 Years of Relations (CHOO Jaewoo); Comrades No More: Beijing's Evolving North Korea Policy (YUAN Jingdong); China - ASEAN Relationship: An "Offer-Response" Analysis (WANG Yuzhu); China and Singapore: An Asymmetrical but Substantive Relationship (LYE Liang Fook); China and the EU: Will China Come to the Rescue of Troubled Economies? (Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD); China's Diplomacy in the Middle-East (CHEN Gang and Ryan CLARKE); Will the United States Desert Taiwan? (John F COPPER); Managing Cross-Strait Economic Relations (CHIANG Min-hua); China and the Rise of the BRICS (Anthony P SPANAKOS); China's Soft Power: Growth and Limits (LAI Hongyi); China's Efforts to Enhance its Energy Security (ZHAO Hong); The South China Sea Disputes: Current State of Play and Future Prospects (Katherine TSENG Hui-yi); China and Global Governance (PANG Zhongying and LYE Liang Fook).

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Book SynopsisChina has quickly moved into a critical point in the sense that its past performance in economic growth and development has created so many unsolved problems, and for such problems to be addressed, a better understanding of these problems and a clear policy framework are required for policy makers to conduct reforms. Based on high-level empirical research on China's economic development by each of the contributors, this edited book provides an in-depth and clear analysis of many of important issues facing China's move to new phase of economic development and transformation, and discusses policy issues involved in further reforms.Table of ContentsRebalancing China's Economy: Increasing Role of Interest Rate and RMB Exchange Rate Reforms; China's Future road to Industrial Upgrading; China's Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Past Experience and Future Prospect; Poverty Among Chinese Farmers: What Chinese Government Should Do?; Rising Inter-industrial Income Inequality in China: Can It Be Narrowed and How?; China's Labor Market, Rural-Urban Migration and Growth Pattern: Future Prospect; China's Health Transition and Future Health Care Financing; Enhancing the Income Distribution Effect of Social Security System in China; The Challenges of Housing Affordability in Urban China; Intergovernmental Transfer and Regional Balanced Development: New Reform Agenda; Redesign China's Trade Policy in Post-Crisis Era; Energy-Saving and Emission-Abating: China's New Development Strategy in 2009 - 2049; The Future Trajectory of China's Political Reform.

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Book SynopsisThis multi-volume set focuses on a key region of the world which contains four of the biggest emerging economies, a large number of highly dynamic small- and medium-sized emerging economies, and one of the leading advanced industrial countries. It is a region which contains some of the biggest hydrocarbon and mineral deposits in the world, and some of the most energy- and metal-hungry economies in the world. With half the world's population, it is one of the most dynamic regions of the globe in terms of population movement, providing a key focus of foreign investment, both inwards and outwards, with a high degree of technological dynamism. The region plays a central role in the industrial supply networks of the globe.In four volumes, focusing on, respectively, foreign investment, innovation, energy and migration, the set focuses on each of the main elements in the production system in turn — capital, innovation, raw materials and labour. Volume 1 studies patterns of interchange of financial and direct investment within the region, focusing on governance, the development of supply chains, and technology transfer. In Volume 2, the technology theme becomes dominant, with a special focus on digital technology. It includes technical issues like mobile communications standardisation, developmental dimensions, including the role of clusters and science parks, and political economy issues like the rise of techno-nationalism. Volume 3 turns to energy issues — not just issues of supply and demand, but also key problems of climate change, security and sustainability across the Eurasian and Asian landmass. Volume 4 presents the human dimension, looking at people in movement, as workers, citizens, men, women, or colonisers. Among the key issues discussed are the migration from country to town in China, the ‘greying’ of countries like Japan, the effect of war on migration, marriage migration, human trafficking and the depopulation of the Russian Far East.The set is a must-have for anyone keen to understand the region whose manufacturing core can be described, without exaggeration, as the ‘workshop of the world’ of the twenty-first century.

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Book SynopsisThe book presents the comprehensive research findings on the basic features, formation mechanisms and evolution laws of Chinese enterprise migration, from the micro-perspective of enterprise migration; and on this basis, the influences from enterprise migration on industrial agglomeration and diffusion as well as the evolution of regional economy. The migration trends, power mechanisms, determining factors, structural and spatial effects of Chinese manufacturing industry have also been studied. The author also puts forward policy advice on the themes above, such as the central government should pay more attention to the fairness goals in the market economy framework; some policies should be improved to positively and reasonably guide and regulate firm relocation in China, for example, enterprises from Chinese coastal areas should be encouraged to move to the mid and west areas; the industrialization and urbanization in mid and west areas should be accelerated; the economic development should be geared to the bearing capacity of natural resources and environment; industries and economic activities should be promoted to agglomerate effectively in metropolitan regions.This book provides a comprehensive analysis on the relocation of enterprises in China, as well as the situation of China's regional economic development. The author, Wei Houkai, as an authoritative economist on regional development of China, completed his detailed survey on China's regional economy from this perspective of enterprise relocation, together with his research group. This book, doubtlessly, provides a valuable opportunity for readers in English world to obtain the realistic and rational messages about what is happening in China in certain domains. The author, whose policy advice has always been adopted by the government of China, raises some significant viewpoints based on his distinctive insight, which may be influencing the regional development route in China.Table of ContentsRegional Economic Development in China: Agglomeration and Relocation (Wei Houkai); Theoretical Issues in the Current Regional Economic Development (Wei Houkai); A Critical Review of Theoretical Research on Firm Relocation (Bai Mei); Characteristics and Tendency of Enterprise Relocation in China (Wei Houkai and Bai Mei); Dynamics and Determinants of Manufacturing Location in China (Wang Yeqiang and Wei Houkai); Manufacturing Location Change in China: Structural Effects and Spatial Effects:A Test of the "Krugman Hypothesis" (Wang Yeqiang and Wei Houkai); Manufacturing Firm Relocation in East China: Tendency and Mechanism (Jiang Yuanyuan); Changes in the Location of Taiwan-Invested IT Enterprises in Mainland China and Their Relocation Decisions (Wei Houkai and Li Jing); Corporate Headquarters Relocation of Listed Companies and Wealth Transfer in China (Wei Houkai and Bai Mei); Relocation Mechanism and Spatial Agglomeration of Enterprise R&D Activities (Liu Changquan); New Industrial Division and Conflict Management in Metropolitan Area - Based on the Perspective of Industrial Chain Division (Wei Houkai); Analysis of Urban Industrial Relocation's Incentive, Approaches and Effects - Taking Beijing as an Example (Fu Xiaoxia, Wei Houkai and Wu Lixue).

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Book SynopsisSince its reform and opening up, China has experienced unprecedented social and economic development. It is important to understand the biggest and fastest growing economy's policy and strategy. As a key director in Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the author proposes a development path and reform strategies for China in the next three decades.This book suggests reform strategies not only for the economic structure but also for the political system in China. The author makes a sound analysis and exposition of “Chinese dream”, which reflects the vision of a better life in the future and the main indicators of social change. The book investigates China's development path, political system, economic structure, people's livelihood etc and suggests long-term strategies for China in this regard.Table of ContentsChinese Dreams in the 21st Century; China's Path to Realizing Chinese Dreams; Selection of Development Path: Material Structural Adjustment and Competitiveness Promotion; Transformation of the Development Mode; Resources and Environmental Constraints; Fiscal and Taxation System; Elimination of Polarization and Realization of Common Prosperity; Reform of Land, Finance, and State-owned Economy; Route Map of China's Path.

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Book SynopsisDifferences in the choices of trade and macro policies, both by developing countries and by developed countries towards developing countries, have been critical in determining the overall performance of developing countries. All too often, the performance of developing countries has not been assessed using appropriately conducted studies. The papers in this book are chosen to bridge this gap and show how a quantitative approach to policy evaluation can help resolve controversies and explain the choice of observed policies.The book brings together carefully selected papers that assess the impacts of various trade and macro policies, by quantifying the policies of developing countries at the macro level (exchange rate, investment, savings) and at the sector level (trade and industrial policies), in addition to policies of developed countries towards developing countries (trade preferences, quotas, VERs and migration policies). Facets of the political economy of trade, migration, and climate policies are explored (such as the enlargement of the EU, the rise of regionalism and how it can ease the pains of adjustment to trade liberalization, openness and inequality). Growing tensions between trade and the environment are also investigated. In short, this book covers a wide area of events ranging from external and internal shocks to external and internal policies, showing how the consequences of these events can be brought to rigorous quantitative analysis.Table of ContentsAdjustment and the Real Exchange Rate: Adjustment with a Fixed Exchange Rate: Adjustment in Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal (S Devarajan and J de Melo); Adjustment, Investment, and the Real Exchange Rate in Developing Countries (J de Melo and R Faini); The Effects of Financial Liberalization on Savings and Investment in Uruguay (J de Melo and J Tybout); What Went Wrong with the Recent Reforms in the Southern Cone (V Corbo, J de Melo and J Tybout); Fiscal Policy Space and Economic Performance: Some Stylized Facts (C Carrere and J de Melo); Trade Barriers and Market Structure: The Influence of Increased Foreign Competition on Industrial Concentration and Profitability (J de Melo and S Urata); The Effects of Trade Reforms on Scale and Technical Efficiency: New Evidence from Chile (J de Melo and J Tybout); Price, Quality and Welfare Effects of European VERs on Japanese Autos (J de Melo and P Messerlin); Do Exporters Gain from VERs? (J de Melo and A Winters); Pricing Under Double Market Power: The Case of the International Vanilla Market (J de Melo, M Olarreaga and W Takacs); Has Distance Died? Evidence from a Panel Gravity Model (JF Brun, C Carrere, P Guillaumont and J de Melo); Are Different Rules of Origin Equally Costly? Estimates from NAFTA (C Carrere and J de Melo); Political Economy and Migration: Attitudes Towards Immigration: A Trade Theoretic Approach (S Bilal, JM Grether and J de Melo); The Political Economy of International Migration in a Ricardo-Viner Model (JM Grether, J de Melo and T Muller); The Political Economy of EU Enlargement: Lessons from Switzerland (J de Melo, F Miguet and T Muller); FDI, the Brain Drain and Trade: Channels and Evidence (A Ivlevs and J de Melo); Can Bilateralism Ease the Pains of Trade Liberalisation? (O Cadot, J de Melo and M Olarreaga); Political Economy Aspects of Climate Change Mitigation Efforts (N Mathys and J de Melo); External Policies: The New Regionalism: A Country Perspective (J de Melo, A Panagariya and D Rodrik); Global Manufacturing SO2 Emissions: Does Trade Matter? (JM Grether, N Mathys and J de Melo); Unravelling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect (JM Grether, N Mathys and J de Melo); Openness, Inequality and Poverty: Endowments Matter (J Gourdon, N Maystre and J de Melo); Growth-Oriented Adjustment Programs: A Statistical Analysis (R Faini, J de Melo, A Senhadji-Semlali and J Stanton); Why OECD Countries Should Reform their Rules of Origin (O Cadot and J de Melo).

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Book SynopsisSince being established in 1949 — and especially since the reform and opening up 30 years ago — China has experienced the most drastic changes ever in its 5000-year history. During this period, China has transformed from an agricultural society into an emerging, dynamic, and industrialized nation and has undergone rapid urbanization. The standard of living of the Chinese continues to rise and is taking rapid strides forward to a higher level of comprehensive well-being.China's development over the past 60 years has indicated that the livelihood of the people is a key factor in economic and social construction in contemporary China. Having sufficient food and clothing is the first step in improving the livelihood of the people. A higher level of well-being can be achieved only after the basic needs are met. This “higher level of well-being” comprises of employment as the foundation, education as the key point, income distribution as the source, social security as the support, and public safety as an assurance.This book offers fresh perspectives by prestigious scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Based on a unique source of data which is available only to Chinese scholars, this book showcases key issues on people's livelihood and social construction in Contemporary China, including income disparity, social security system, employment situation, post-80s generation and so on.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Chinese Society in Changing; The People's Livelihood in China; China on the Stage of Mass Consumption; Characteristic and Change of Current Employment; Urban and Rural Residents' Social Security; Urban and Rural Residents' Social Support; Evolution Process and Trend of Income Differentiation; Children of the Reform and Opening Up; Conclusion: Research Findings and Further Problems.

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Book SynopsisSince the reform and opening up in 1978, the Chinese economy has grown rapidly. China has become the focus of the world due to its astonishing achievements in every aspect of its economical growth. The country's transformation process has witnessed unprecedented social and economic phenomena and the existing economic theories have not been able to explain this rapid growth. Therefore, there is a need to establish new theories. This book fills the gap by bringing forth new ideas and economic theories.The author, who is one of China's most prestigious economists, has a profound understanding of the country's social, economic and political structures. The book is a collection of his most representative works in the recent years. The chapters not only investigate problems and challenges faced by the Chinese economy, but also shed new light on the solutions and opportunities.Table of ContentsProspect for the Chinese Economy in the 21st Century; Economic Development and Chinese Culture; The Revival of China and the Future of Chinese Merchants; Curb Overheating to Prevent Supercooling; Window Guidance and Macro-Control; Will the Reform of Exchange Rate Regime of RMB be Successful?; Commercial Environment Construction and Macro-Economic Development.

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Book SynopsisContemporary Chinese rural life is placed in sharp theoretical and practical focus in this book. State-of-the-art techniques and perspectives are combined to take the reader into Xiaocun, a small village on the east bank of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming City.In 2003, the author published the book Crime and Punishment: The Story of Xiaocun (1931-1997), which dealt with disputes, mediation and punishment in the village following the legal anthropology tradition. At that time, neither the villagers nor the author foresaw the vast changes that were to appear a few years later. Their main economic activity then was growing vegetables and flowers; urbanisation was tsunami-like in its speed and impact. Land requisition for urban development was so swift that five years later, in 2008, there was no farmland left. Instead, there were many landmark real estate and development projects. Xiaocun has become the centre of an enlarged Kunming City. Observers, including the Xiaocun residents, are unavoidably shocked at the changes to the physical landscape in the wake of its rapid urbanisation.This book, Topography of Politics in Rural China: The Story of Xiaocun, reports the author's revisits to the village starting in early 2007. In the past few years of research on this village, the author deeply felt that the problems that make people passionate are fully exposed through issues surrounding land and housing. Well written in narrative, this book tells the story of Xiaocun in this new century from the perspective of topography, exploring the peasantry and its relations to the state in more fundamental terms.

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Book SynopsisThe year 2015 will be a landmark year for international climate change negotiations. Governments have agreed to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015. The agreement will come into force no later than 2020.This book focuses on the prospects for global agreement, how to encourage compliance with any such agreement and perspectives of key players in the negotiations — the United States, India, China, and the EU. It finds that there is strong commitment to the established UN institutions and processes within which the search for further agreed actions will occur. There are already a myriad of local and regional policies that are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build mutual confidence. However, the chapters in the book also highlight potential areas of discord. For instance, varying interpretations of the “common but differentiated responsibilities” of developing countries, agreed as part of the UNFCCC, could be a major sticking point for negotiators. When combined with other issues, such as the choice of consumption or production as the basis for mitigation commitments, the appropriate time frame and base date for their measurement and whether level or intensity commitments are to be negotiated, the challenges that need to be overcome are considerable. The authors bring to bear insights from economics, public finance and game theory.Table of ContentsGlobal Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change (Samuela Bassi and James Rydge); The US and Action on Climate Change (Samuela Bassi and Alex Bowen); Challenges and Reality: China's Dilemma about the Durban Platform negotiation (WANG Mou, Lian Huishan and ZHOU Yamin); Sustainable Growth and Climate Change: Evolution of India's Strategies (R Kattumuri and D Ravindranath); After Copenhagen and the Economic Crisis: Does the EU Need to Go Back to the Drawing Board? (Christian Egenhofer); The Scope for "Green Growth" and a New Technological Revolution (Alex Bowen); Negotiating to Avoid "Dangerous" Climate Change (Scott Barrett); Unilateral Measures and Emissions Mitigation (Shurojit Chatterji, Sayantan Ghosal, Sean Walsh and John Whalley); Compliance Mechanisms in Global Climate Regimes: Kyoto and Post-Kyoto (Sean Walsh and John Whalley).

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Book SynopsisThis unique book contains novel and in-depth research regarding economic development in Japan. The authors examine economic development in Japan from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Using general equilibrium growth accounting and the overlapping generations model, they analyze the relationships between population, agriculture and the economy. The research results are unprecedented and show the effects of increased adult longevity on national savings and the effects of demographic change on the industrial structure; the push-pull effects of technical change in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors and the positive effects of population on technical change and economic development.Table of ContentsBasic Considerations for the Analysis of Economic Development; General Equilibrium Growth Accounting for Japan; Two Demographic Dividends, Savings and Economic Growth; The Effect of Demographic Change on Industrial Structure; A Graphic Model of the Effects of Sectoral Technical Change; Factor Mobility and Surplus Labor in Japanese Economy; Agricultural Surplus Labor and Growth Accounting for the Thai Economy; Interrelationship between Population and Economy; A Consideration of the Positive Effect of Population; The Effects of Adult Longevity on National Savings Rate.

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Book SynopsisThe world seems divided to either applaud or fear the rise of China, but this book probes deeper by investigating three aspects of the phenomenon in detail: 1) the institutional dilemmas of the prosperity as it integrates Asian authoritarianism with globalizing capitalism to create economic accomplishments; 2) the political struggles alongside the prosperity as Chinese citizens begin to demand equality, rights, and justice that might be viewed to disturb the continuity of stability and development; and 3) the global implications entailed by the prosperity — not only in power politics, war and peace, or competitions among nations, but especially on global public goods termed “human security”. Articles included here combine political economic analyses, lens with historical depth, and global concerns to add a perspective that highlights the “paradoxes” of prosperity surrounding the ongoing debate on the rise of China and its global ramifications.Readers will find an analysis that goes beyond the dichotomy viewing the rise of China either in positive or negative perspectives. Investigations on the internal dilemmas and the global implications of the rise of China are well-situated in the historical context of China's own search for modernization since the late 19th century. This is one of the few books in which China's rise is examined from a global perspective, rather than from a national perspective (of China, the United States or any other specific nation) — a global perspective that addresses the challenges facing all human societies with the rise of China.Table of ContentsPart I - Political Dilemmas: Protests against Prosperity: The Recurring Chinese Dilemma of Economic Achievement versus Political Discontent; Who Gets What through China's Globalizing? The Politics of Authoritarian-Capitalist Integration; Socialist China? Capitalist China? Social Tension and Political Adaptation under Globalization; From the Great Rock to the Eastern Islet: The Politics of Citizen Engagement and Local Governance in China; Muddling Through Crises: China in 2009; Dilemmas of "Scientific Development": China in 2010; Construction and Corruption: High-Speed Rail in China; Development as Anti-Freedom: A Political Economy of China's Economic Prosperity; Politics against Science: Reflections on the Study of Chinese Politics in Contemporary China; Part II - Battles for Change: Information Technologies, Public Space, and Collective Action in China; In the Name of Good Governance: E-Government, Internet Pornography, and Political Censorship in China; The Birth of Sophisticated Propaganda: The Party-State and the Chinese Media in Capitalist Authoritarian Politics; Institutional, Informative, and Interactive Dynamics of Sovereignty: Hong Kong's Political Influence over China; Identity, Sovereignty, and Economic Penetration: Beijing's Responses to Offshore Chinese Democracies; Legacies for the Future: Zhao Ziyang's Implications for China's Political Change; Zhao Ziyang and China's Transition from Communism; Democracy and Rule of Law in Zhao Ziyang's Political Reform; Debating Political Reform: Societal Pressures and Leadership Responses; Part III - Global Implications: The Peaceful Emergence of a Great Power?; A Shadow over Western Democracies: China's Political Usage of Economic Power; From Post-Imperial to Late Communist Nationalism: Historical Change in Chinese Nationalism from May Fourth to the 1990s; International Multilateralism with Chinese Characteristics: Attitude Changes, Policy Imperatives, and Regional Impacts; Multiple Levels of Multilateralism: The Rising China in the Turbulent World; Human Security Challenges with China: Why and How the Rise of China Makes the World Vulnerable.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses important economic and social problems of China. It is based on the author's latest findings from his scholarly research on China's economy, his involvement with China's economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. The book is written in a style accessible to the general reader, since most chapters are based on articles published in three major Chinese newspapers, of which the author is a columnist. It can also serve as a reference book for professionals and a supplementary text for university students. It has four parts covering economic problems, economic studies, economic policy and social problems that are relevant for our understanding of China today.Table of ContentsEconomic Problems: Historical Tradition and the Present-Day Chinese Economy; Development Trends in China's Trade Surplus; Corporate Social Responsibility; Tax Reform in Taiwan and Consumption Tax; Will the Policy to Increase Aggregate Demand by Increasing Consumption Succeed?; Improvement of Health Care in China; Increase in Wage in China; Three Models of a Market Economy; Five Important Components of the Market Institutions in Chinese Agriculture; Three Laws on the Direction of China's Economic Development; "China's Economic Empire" from the American Perspective; Economic Studies: How to Use Econometric Models to Forecast?; Can Economists Forecast Accurately?; Two Assumptions on Expectations in Econometric Models; How to Edit the Handbook of the Chinese Economy?; Comparing Price Movements in Mainland China and Taiwan; Demand for Personal Computers in the United States; Further on the Demand for Personal Computers in the United States; What is the Future of China's Economy and Political System?; Further on the Future Growth Rate of China's Real GDP; Using Economic Models to Forecast China's Real GDP; Efficient Stock Markets; My Teacher Milton Friedman; Economic Policy: From Economic Theory to Economic Policy; China's Foreign Policies in the Midst of the World Recession; Evaluation of the Policy to Reform the Economic System in China; Important Considerations in the Urbanization of China; Regulation of the Rate of Interest and Shadow Banking in China; Solving the Debt Problem of the Chinese Local Governments; The Present and Future of the American Recession and Lessons for China; Solving the Problems of Health Care and Education in the United States; Two Suggestions to Reform the Chinese Banking System; Social Problems: Comparing Chinese and American Universities; Have the Chinese People Restored Their Pride?; News of the American Presidential Election; American Democracy in the Light of the State of the Union Address; Management and Cooperation; Reflections on the Progress of Taiwan's Society; Observing Taiwan for 46 Years; Lining Up in China; Let the People Participate in Eliminating Corruption; Three Important Qualities Required for an American President;

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses important economic and social problems of China. It is based on the author's latest findings from his scholarly research on China's economy, his involvement with China's economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. The book is written in a style accessible to the general reader, since most chapters are based on articles published in three major Chinese newspapers, of which the author is a columnist. It can also serve as a reference book for professionals and a supplementary text for university students. It has four parts covering economic problems, economic studies, economic policy and social problems that are relevant for our understanding of China today.Table of ContentsEconomic Problems: Historical Tradition and the Present-Day Chinese Economy; Development Trends in China's Trade Surplus; Corporate Social Responsibility; Tax Reform in Taiwan and Consumption Tax; Will the Policy to Increase Aggregate Demand by Increasing Consumption Succeed?; Improvement of Health Care in China; Increase in Wage in China; Three Models of a Market Economy; Five Important Components of the Market Institutions in Chinese Agriculture; Three Laws on the Direction of China's Economic Development; "China's Economic Empire" from the American Perspective; Economic Studies: How to Use Econometric Models to Forecast?; Can Economists Forecast Accurately?; Two Assumptions on Expectations in Econometric Models; How to Edit the Handbook of the Chinese Economy?; Comparing Price Movements in Mainland China and Taiwan; Demand for Personal Computers in the United States; Further on the Demand for Personal Computers in the United States; What is the Future of China's Economy and Political System?; Further on the Future Growth Rate of China's Real GDP; Using Economic Models to Forecast China's Real GDP; Efficient Stock Markets; My Teacher Milton Friedman; Economic Policy: From Economic Theory to Economic Policy; China's Foreign Policies in the Midst of the World Recession; Evaluation of the Policy to Reform the Economic System in China; Important Considerations in the Urbanization of China; Regulation of the Rate of Interest and Shadow Banking in China; Solving the Debt Problem of the Chinese Local Governments; The Present and Future of the American Recession and Lessons for China; Solving the Problems of Health Care and Education in the United States; Two Suggestions to Reform the Chinese Banking System; Social Problems: Comparing Chinese and American Universities; Have the Chinese People Restored Their Pride?; News of the American Presidential Election; American Democracy in the Light of the State of the Union Address; Management and Cooperation; Reflections on the Progress of Taiwan's Society; Observing Taiwan for 46 Years; Lining Up in China; Let the People Participate in Eliminating Corruption; Three Important Qualities Required for an American President;

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Book SynopsisModernization has been a profound change of human civilizations — a worldwide phenomenon and trend since the 18th century. It includes not only the great change and transformation from traditional to modern politics, economy, society and culture, but also all human development and the rational protection of the natural environment at present. It has changed not only people's lives in many aspects, but also the strategic pattern of world system.At present, modernization is not only a worldwide phenomenon, but also a development goal of many countries. It is a common responsibility of the world scientific community to study the principles, explain the phenomenon and serve to reach goals of modernization.The Russian-Chinese Scientific Conference on Civilization and Modernization (the first of its kind) was held at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) from 29 to 30 May 2012. Leading experts from the Institute of Philosophy RAS, the China Centre for Modernization Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Institute of Sociology RAS and the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of Territories RAS, of Kursk and Tyumen state universities, and other research centers took part in the conference.The conference focused on two issues: civilization and modernization, and global and regional modernization, part one and part two respectively of the proceedings. Twenty one papers in total were presented and they are collected here in this volume.

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Book SynopsisWhen Thailand's Sustainable Development Sourcbook was released, it quickly became a bestseller in Thailand's bookstores, and gained international recognition for honestly showcasing one country's involvement in what many believe is the most important movement of recent times: The quest for sustainable development. Covering key challenges, ongoing efforts and potential solutions, Thailand's Sustainable Development Sourcebook offers an incredible array of information, ideas and inspiration through more than 60 articles on the subject, written by experts in the field. This updated version contains numerous new articles and photographs, updated statistics and graphics, newly released findings on climate change, and also examines Thailand's efforts to address the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New profiles of pioneers are included and all information is updated. As the quest for sustainable development is ongoing, this illustrated and highly readable book remains a wonderful place to start in order to understand the key concepts of sustainable development. It uniquely defines the issues at stake by profiling the key environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges faced by Thailand. In the final and largest section of the book, there is a showcase of the ideas, individual pioneers, grassroots and community programs, international partnerships and private sector initiatives that are paving the way for sustainable development.

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Book SynopsisThe role of the private sector in driving sustainable development is indisputable. Indeed, the impact and influence of the business world is far-reaching, and it is the private sector that stands to lose if it fails to respond to the sustainability challenges facing them and the world at large. Thailand's Sustainable Business Guide looks critically at how Thai businesses of all sizes are taking action: by innovating solutions to complex challenges, by being role models for transformative change, by learning from their experiences, and by assuming a more holistic view of long-term growth. The book offers insights from leading Thai business leaders, as well as Thai and international sustainability professionals, to understand how the sustainability movement is transforming the very nature of doing business in the country. At the same time, it offers valuable guidance to companies that are starting on this sustainability transition, because ultimately long-lasting impact must be achieved through the combined efforts of all.

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Book SynopsisCorruption, Good Governance and Economic Development adopts a non-Eurocentric approach towards good governance issues in Asia and Africa on practical and theoretical levels. Edited by R N Ghosh and M A B Siddique, this volume features contributions from distinguished scholars and policy makers who examine whether there is any correlation between the level of corruption in a country and its rate of economic change. These chapters are the outcome of major papers that were presented in conferences on the topic of “Good Governance and Economic Development” presented in Australia and India in June and December 2009 respectively, and it is hoped that they will bridge the gap in the area of good governance from a non-Western perspective in existing development literature.

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Book SynopsisTaiwan's economic growth since the 1970s has roots in its pre-war development and post-war formation of the Pacific trade triangle. By highlighting the historical perspective of the Japanese linkages and the geographic vantage point of Taiwan-Japan-USA trade triangle, Economic Development of Taiwan features a collection of papers by Frank S T Hsiao and Mei-Chu Wang Hsiao. Published mostly between 1989 and 2002, their analyses on Taiwan's pre-war and post-war early economic history debunk the myth of the country's post-war rags to riches story and revalue the myth of 'wise' government policy. Timely and accessible, this unique volume shows how early Taiwanese experiences of economic development can be valuable paradigms for emerging economies of Asian, African and Latin American countries in this age of globalization.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: Taiwanese Economic Development and Foreign Trade; Taiwan in the Global Economy - Past, Present, and Future; Taiwan in the Global Economy and on the End of its "Miracle" Part II: Colonialism or Comparative Advantage? On Agricultural Development in Colonial Taiwan; Colonial Linkages in Early Post-war Taiwanese Economic Development; The Historical Traditions of Taiwanese Small-and-Medium Enterprises; The Economic and Cultural Backgrounds of Taiwanese 228 Incident - An Application of Social Expectation Theory; Part III: Product Life-Cycle and Diffusion of Technology - The Taiwanese Case; Direct Foreign Investment, Technology Transfer, and Industrial Development - The Case of Electronics Industry in Taiwan; Globalization of the Taiwanese Economy and US - Taiwan Trade Relations; Japanese Experience of Industrialization and Economic Performance of Korea and Taiwan - Tests of Similarity; Diminishing Returns and Asian NIEs - How They Overcome the Iron Law;

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Book SynopsisThe book is a precious reference book for development economics or the political economy of development in Asia or anywhere else. Unlike other books, first, it deals with all the East Asian countries, including Japan and other Asian countries. Second, it offers some empirical research findings based on surveys conducted by the author's group. Research on developing countries has been limited by individual scholars' observations, particularly about the value-related issues like politics or religions. Thirdly, the book digs into the nation-building problems which are often neglected by economists. It bridges the politics, sociology and economics in East Asian countries and is an important reference book for graduate students.

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Book SynopsisMainstream economics generally assumes a universalistic market-oriented economic behavior that drives countries to adopt one economic system, with marginal variations. This book extends the scope of theory and applications by asserting that other distinct behaviors evolve and dominate in other economic systems. Systemic differences arise from distinct social, political and economic behavioral-motivational types that associate with intensive agent activity in household, state and firm settings. External conditions, historical events, and agent interactions ultimately result in domination of one motivational type over others; thus determining distinct profiles of structure, conduct, and performance in different economic systems, that are generally observed in the adopting countries.The book validates the theory empirically, traces the historical evolution of the respective economic systems in the world regions and evaluates their responses to various systemic failures such as monopoly, uncertainties, externalities and collective needs. The evaluation is extended to structural changes and system performance regarding growth and distribution.This book draws on microeconomics, welfare economics, development economics and the international economy. The book projects the influence potential of leading countries/systems, and treats effects of displacement of incumbent leaders (US, Japan) by newcomer leaders (China, India) on system competition and on world governance.Table of ContentsIntroduction; An Integrative Theory of Economic Systems; Empirical Validations; Evolution and Evaluation of the Firm Intensive System in FIS-Centered Countries; Evolution and Evaluation of the State Intensive Systems in SIS-Oriented Countries; Economic Systems in the World Development Regions; Focus on China and India as Upcoming Global Leaders; World Governance and System Competition in the Near Future;

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Book SynopsisWhile globalization of the Japanese economy has been advancing with astounding speed, significant differences remain between the management philosophy and techniques used within Japanese companies and those used in the West. These include the significant differences in the use of capital budgeting techniques, economic and political assessment of projects, decision-making styles, and techniques of corporate governance. Furthermore, Keiretsu (interlocking shareholdings) still plays an important role in the financing of companies in Japan. Such differences have a momentous impact on decision-making processes within companies.This case book illustrates many of the key differences that exist in the realm of corporate governance and finance. As one of the very few casebooks written in English on Japanese corporations, this book offers valuable insights into Japan's unique business culture.Table of ContentsTokyo Disneyland (1): Licensing versus Joint Venture; Tokyo Disneyland and the DisneySea Park (2): Corporate Governance and Differences in Capital Budgeting Concepts and Methods between American and Japanese Companies; A Rogue Trader at Daiwa Bank (A): Management Responsibility under Different Jurisprudential Systems, Practices, and Cultures; A Rogue Trader at Daiwa Bank (B): The Board Meeting on September 25, 1995, in Japan; Hostile Takeover Battle in Japan: Fuji TV versus Livedoor for NBS; Livedoor: The Rise and Fall of a Market Maverick; Nireco Japan: Introduction of the Poison Pill; Ina Food Industry: A New Management Philosophy for Japanese Businesses; OSG Corporation: Hedging Transaction Exposure; Bank of Japan's Meeting in March 2006: An End to the Quantitative Easing Policy?; World Co. Ltd, Japan: Why Go Private?; J-Com: Share-Trade Irregularities on the day of IPO; Softbank's New Strategy: The Largest LBO in Japan; Keidanren: Foreign Political Contributions in Japan; Tokyo Disneyland (3): New Strategies Needed for Sluggish Demand; Licensing Arrangement or Joint Venture - An Ex Post Case Study of Tokyo Disneyland (4); Ina Food Industry (2): Marketing Strategies in a Deflationary Environment; Bank of Japan (2): The Meeting on April 4, 2013 (Doubling Japan's Monetary Base via Government Bond Purchase); Abenomics of Japan: What was it? Could This Conquer Japan's A Decade Long Deflation?; Saizeriya and the Use of Foreign Currency Coupon Swaps: Was This for Hedging or Speculation?;

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Book SynopsisWith the rapid increase in China's overseas investment and trade, China's global economic clout is increasing by the day. Does China's global economic reach make it an empire in the 21st century? What sort of impact will China's trade and investment have on its global counterparts? Chinese investment projects around the world, from railways in Africa and dams in Latin America to the acquisition of landmark buildings in the US, look to alter global patterns of influence and power. How would other countries react to China's rising international influence?The US government and many Americans deny their country is an empire, although the US status as the leading superpower makes it an empire in all but name. How will China coexist with the US, which has arguably been an imperialist power since the end of World War II? How will the incumbent neo-imperialist power, the US, deal with an emergent China?With its acute analysis of Sino-US relations, the book will interest readers who wish to understand the impact of China on various countries, its place on the world stage as well as the geopolitical implications for all in the 21st century.Table of ContentsComparison of China Today with Britain During the Industrial Revolution; China's Economic Relations with Africa; China's Economic Relations with Latin America; China's Economic Relations with Southeast Asia;

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Book SynopsisWith the rapid increase in China's overseas investment and trade, China's global economic clout is increasing by the day. Does China's global economic reach make it an empire in the 21st century? What sort of impact will China's trade and investment have on its global counterparts? Chinese investment projects around the world, from railways in Africa and dams in Latin America to the acquisition of landmark buildings in the US, look to alter global patterns of influence and power. How would other countries react to China's rising international influence?The US government and many Americans deny their country is an empire, although the US status as the leading superpower makes it an empire in all but name. How will China coexist with the US, which has arguably been an imperialist power since the end of World War II? How will the incumbent neo-imperialist power, the US, deal with an emergent China?With its acute analysis of Sino-US relations, the book will interest readers who wish to understand the impact of China on various countries, its place on the world stage as well as the geopolitical implications for all in the 21st century.Table of ContentsComparison of China Today with Britain During the Industrial Revolution; China's Economic Relations with Africa; China's Economic Relations with Latin America; China's Economic Relations with Southeast Asia;

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Book SynopsisThis lecture note volume aims to introduce economic concepts and analysis to undergraduate level students, in the context of contemporary development challenges in the economics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Book SynopsisThis lecture note volume aims to introduce economic concepts and analysis to undergraduate level students, in the context of contemporary development challenges in the economics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Book SynopsisAs Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a good time to reflect on its past as well as look to the future. 50 Years of Singapore-Europe Relations: Celebrating Singapore's Connections with Europe is one such contribution to the wide collection of books commemorating Singapore's 50th birthday. The essays and articles in this edited volume capture historical moments, reveal the heartfelt wishes and thoughtful comments of Europeans who have made Singapore their home, chronicle some of the long-standing partnerships and ponder the future challenges of Singapore.This unique book contains a wide range of essays and articles reflecting on the strong connections that Singapore enjoys with Europe, not only at the official level, but also through the contributions that Europeans and European companies have made — and continue to make — which enrich Singaporean society. These essays provide a kaleidoscope of views on Singapore — they explore how close ties and partnerships are forged between nations, how businesses see Singapore as a trustworthy partner and place to invest and establish roots, and, at a more personal level, the articles also present different perspectives on the strengths, and at times, the weaknesses of Singapore as viewed through the eyes of Europeans who live and work in Singapore and consider it as their home.In commemorating Singapore's 50th birthday, this book will add to the understanding of the richness and diversity of Singapore society, and help readers appreciate and reflect on how openness and connectivity have contributed to the success of Singapore in its first 50 years.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Celebrating Singapore's Connections with Europe - 50 Years and More (Yeo Lay Hwee); Connections and Reflections - Multi-dimensional Facets of Singapore-Europe Relations: Singapore and Europe: 50 Years of Relations (K Shanmugam) Europe's Contributions to Singapore's Contemporary Culture (Michael Pulch) Reflections on Singapore's Contributions to Europe (Yeo Lay Hwee) 1965 and 2015, Europe and Singapore - Some Changes and Constants in a Cultural Geography Perspective (Barnard E Turner) Debunking some "Euromyths" - Understanding the European Union and its Connections with Singapore (Loke Hoe Yeong) The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM): A Bridge between East and West (Goh Chok Tong) Singapore and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) (Tommy Koh and Peggy Kek) Singapore, Germany and the European Union - Political Dialogue for Closer Cooperation and Mutual Understanding (Wilhelm Hofmeister) Enduring Bilateral Ties: Belgians in Singapore: Helping to Write the City-state's (Hi)story (Gerard Cockx); The Mermaid and the Merlion: 50 Years with Denmark and Singapore (Written by Mathilde Moyell Juul (commissioned by Royal Danish Embassy)); Preserving the Excellent Connection between Finland and Singapore through the Young Generation (Tuukka Vaisanen); The Pride of Italy - Cultural and Scientific Cooperation with Singapore (Contribution from the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute); Singapore and Luxembourg: Small Partners, Big Visions (Contribution from the Luxembourg Embassy); Singapore and the Netherlands: Building the Future Together (Written by Katrijn de Ronde (commissioned by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands)); Polish People in Singapore - the Foundation of Strong Singapore-Poland Relations (Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz and Katarzyna Kryczka); Singapore and Slovakia - Small Countries, Strong Stories (Michal Slivovic); From Commerce and Industry to Education and Science: From Central Europe to Singapore: Bata and Bat'a (Tomas Smetanka); From Palm Oil to Consumer Goods' Giant - the story of Unilever in Singapore (Benjamin Felix van Roij); Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) - A Singapore Story with European Roots (Benjamin Felix van Roij); Science and Research Collaboration between Singapore and Europe (Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer); Engineering the Future: Academic Excellence between Germany and Singapore (Contribution from TUM-Asia); Irish Connections - Ireland's Intrepid Educationalists in Singapore (Rosemary Lim); People Matter(s): Brother Joseph McNally - Son of Ballintubber, Ireland and Singapore (Molly Hennigan and Cheryl Julia Lee); Dr Albert Winsemius: A Dutchman among Singapore's Pioneers (Benjamin Felix van Roij); The Polish Professor who Maps our Brains - Prof Dr Wieslaw L Nowinski (Charles Chia); Art and Science in Singapore in the Last 15 Years - a Personal Journey and Reflection (Isabelle Desjeux); Beppe De Vito - The Italian Restaurateur (Charles Chia); From Croatia to Singapore: Marko Kraljevic's Journey (Dexter Lee);

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