Asia rising : growth and resilience in an uncertain global economy
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Bibliographic Information
Asia rising : growth and resilience in an uncertain global economy
Edward Elgar, c2013
- : hbk
Available at 18 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Co-publication of the Asian Development Bank and Edward Elgar Publishing"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a coherent and current account of how India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the People's Republic of China coped with the Asian financial crisis of the 1990s and the recent global economic recession, and how they may address future challenges in maintaining growth in difficult times. It features a valuable overview of issues from a regional perspective, five chapters on general elements and obstacles in development, and individual chapters on the experience of each of the six countries. Every chapter is replete with relevant institutional and statistical data. The volume fills a void in the literature and is highly recommended for graduate students and for economists concerned with contemporary Asia.'
- Peter Drake, The University of New England and Australian Catholic University, Australia'To understand what makes Asia tick in the face of continuing global uncertainty and instability one has to go beyond numbers into the region's psyche and idiosyncrasies. This volume provides an interestingly intrusive and refreshingly insightful analysis of a highly complex phenomenon that defies generalizations as shown by the diversity of individual country experiences.'
- Mohamed Ariff, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia
The center of global economic activity is shifting rapidly towards Asia, driven by a combination of the economic dynamism of the People's Republic of China, India, and other middle-income Asian countries, and sluggish growth in the OECD economies. The rapid growth and rising global prominence have raised a range of major challenges for Asia and for the rest of the world. This comprehensive, forward-looking book examines these issues through in-depth studies of major Asian economies and an analysis of the key development policy options.
The contributors, leading international authorities in their field, explore cross-cutting thematic issues with special reference to developing Asia. They address a broad range of subjects including: investment and productivity, savings and the savings-investment relationship, financial development, the provision of infrastructure, and governance and institutions. Detailed country studies focusing on the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand not only provide an analytical narrative for each case study, but also draw attention to the similarities and diversity within the region.
This challenging and thought-provoking book will prove an important point of reference for scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of economics, development economics, and Asian studies.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Foreword
Changyong Rhee
Preface
PART I: OVERVIEW
1. Perspectives and Issues
Hal Hill and Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
PART II: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
2. Institutions and Governance
Emmanuel S. de Dios and Geoffrey M. Ducanes
3. Infrastructure
Douglas H. Brooks and Eugenia C. Go
4. Productivity and Capital Accumulation
Kyoji Fukao
5. Savings and Investment
Charles Yuji Horioka and Akiko Terada-Hagiwara
6. Finance
Shin-ichi Fukuda
7. Investment Treaties: ASEAN
Diane A. Desierto
PART III: COUNTRY STUDIES
8. Malaysia
Tham Siew Yean
9. Indonesia
Ari Kuncoro
10. India
Rajendra R. Vaidya
11. People's Republic of China
Siow Yue Chia
12. Thailand
Bhanupong Nidhiprabha
13. Philippines
Desiree A. Desierto and Geoffrey M. Ducanes
Index
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