Asia-Pacific Economies: A Survey

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Psychology Press, 1997 - Business & Economics - 306 pages
The remarkable development of the Asia Pacific economies has caused much discussion of the region as a whole, often overlooking the differences between individual countries. Asia Pacific Economies redresses this imbalance by offering new insights into core issues, highlighting success stories as well as prospective weaknesses. Topics discussed include macroeconomic management; financial systems and domestic resources; environmental issues; growth, poverty, and income distribution; and third wave democratization. The book then concentrates on individual countries, following a brief history with an economic and political profile highlighting recent developments. Clearly written, this book contains a non-technical but rigorous discussion of public policy and political economy. Supplemented by a substantial bibliography, it will be a useful guide to this fast-changing region.--Publisher description.
 

Contents

The emergence of an integrated AsiaPacific economy
3
Public policy and political economy
26
26
51
The financial system and economic development
62
Labour market institutions human resources and economic
82
Managing the environment in rapidly industrialising economies
95
Poverty inequality and economic development
106
Democracy and development in the AsiaPacific
124
Taiwan The Republic of China
170
Hong Kong
189
Singapore
202
Indonesia
217
Malaysia
222
The Philippines
239
Thailand
250
The Peoples Republic of China
264

References for Part I
135
Republic of Korea South Korea
155

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