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This book illuminates the many roles of women - from management, leadership and policy making, to the more traditional position as homemaker and wife - in order to evaluate the future of women as well as that of Korea itself.

Examining the impact of economic reform on everyday life in China, this book explores how changes in the employment relationship have affected the enterprise performance, the quality of working life and the livelihood strategies for individual households and families in China.

Focuses on the economic collapse of 1997, and the effect on the status of East Asia as an economic power. The author looks at how currency depreciations, personal and state indebtedness, mass unemployment and rioting brought the paternalistic capitalist phase to an end in Asia, and analyzes Asia's complex recovery and future challenges.

An international business study of Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia. It examines business practices within a political, cultural, economic and religious context. Analysing the business environments, economics and government practices of the region, it provides an understanding of the cultural values on work practices in Southeast Asia.

Examines how intellectual property (IP) is used in Japan, and how it has developed a different approach to IP, borrowed from the US and Europe, stressing the importance of innovation, to revitalise the Japanese economy from the stagnation and deflation that characterised the 1990s.

Surveys Vietnam's economic reforms since the start of the transition from socialist planning to market economy, and in particular their impact on employment relations - the transformation of which has been a key part of reforms and a necessary pre-condition to Vietnam's entry to the WTO in 2006.

Written by a recognized expert in the area of business economics, this book analyzes the effect of the IT revolution, globalization and the 'new economy' on the development of East Asia.

Much has been written on China's State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) reform following the restructuring impact on China's economic reform process. This book provides an analysis of SOEs by assessing the transformation process of eleven specific industries, with reference to the state of competition, and the influence of WTO membership.

The Japanese economy is beginning to show signs of recovery after years of stagnation/deflation. Production function studies and econometric model simulations suggest that with appropriate policies the Japanese economy can grow more rapidly. This book posits a number of policy proposals which would help to accelerate Japan's economic growth.

Yoshiro Miwa asks whether a state can correct market failures and in particular critically analyses the performance of the Japanese economy as a result of state intervention within it.

Using the information technology sector as the main case study of the 'alliance' between Singapore and India, this book examines the challenges that both have overcome to expand their bilateral trade. It provides a competitive analysis for intra-regional foreign direct investment.

Exploring the relationship between the United States and the Malayan/Malaysian economy, this book concentrates on the period 1870 to 1957, with particular focus on trade flows and foreign direct investment. It considers the impact of the presence of both British governments and businesses on the US-Malayan relationship.

Examines banking reform in the economies of Southeast Asia as they sought to adapt to major developments in the global economic system over the decades. Focusing on the turbulent decade of financial boom and bust from 1994 to 2004, this book explores the ways in which states respond to external shocks and the implications for policy choices.

India started on a program of reforms, both in its external and internal aspects, sometime in the mid-eighties and going on into the nineties. This book examines the aspects of post-reform India and discerns the changes and trends which these developments have created.

Is late industrialization an advantage? This book examines the case of South Korea and compares it with the experiences of Germany at the turn of the century and Japan this century.

In the early 1990s, financial liberalization started in India, and it was thought that such reforms would increase economic growth. This study applies the flow of funds model for India. Using detailed data of the Indian economy, the financial sector is presented with associated policy simulation for India.

Examines the consequences of SARS in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and elsewhere in Asia, with attention to the economic, labour market and human resource management implications of the outbreak. This book combines empirical data with thematic analysis, and also considers the implications for business and governmental policy-making.

Surveys the growth of large corporations in Southeast Asia, focusing in particular on corporate organization, methods of finance, the business environment and corporate governance. This book details the different phases of corporate and financial development, and illustrates the theoretical issues through country-specific case studies.

Addressing the structure and dynamics of the Chinese economy, this book examines the connection between growth and the version of Marxism that has been adopted by the Communist Party of China. Covering the industry, agriculture, labour power and financial markets, it studies the process of integrating the domestic economy into global capitalism.

Taking a conceptual approach, this book studies the economic development of the four East Asian economies since 1950. This work will be of interest to scholars in East Asian economics, and those interested in modern economic development.

Since 1975 the economy of Papua New Guinea has focused on mineral, rather than agricultural production as previously. This is the first book to look at these changes in a complex, rapidly evolving nation from an economic perspective.

This work explores the development in Japan throughout the 20th century of marketing, consumption and marketing thought. It also discusses how these are likely to develop at a time when globalization and international marketing are having an increasing impact in Japan.

This book explores the importance of entrepreneurs in driving economic growth as the world economy grows and becomes more integrated and more liberal.