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Regionalism, trade and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region

Siddique, Muhammed Abu B. (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Regionalism : the World Trade Organization and the exchange rate -- pt. 3. East Asia and the Pacific -- pt. 4. Southeast Asia -- pt. 5. Sector studies -- pt. 6. Conclusion.

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Sustainable welfare in the Asia-Pacific : studies using the genuine progress indicator

Lawn, Philip A. (ed.); Clarke, Matthew (ed.) - 2008

Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth experienced across the Asia-Pacific region over the past twenty years. Implicit in this description is the assumption that the Asia-Pacific region has progressed at the same rate that GDP...

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The economics of tourism and sustainable development

Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005

1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand … and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4 …. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop an accounting framework for ecologically sustainable tourism -- 6 …

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The new economics of outdoor recreation

Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert E. (contributor); … - 2003

This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the...

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Taxes and the economy : a survey on the impact of taxes on growth, employment, investment, consumption and the environment

Vermeend, W. A.; Ploeg, Frederick van der; Timmer, Jan … - 2008

This book discusses the impact of taxation on economic growth, employment, investment, consumption and the environment. The public finance literature commonly distinguishes between three major functions of taxation: the traditional function of raising revenue to finance government expenditure;...

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Innovation and the growth of cities

Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002

Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...

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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth

Rogers, Mark - 2003

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the path to free trade area in the Asia Pacific

Chow, Peter C. Y. (contributor) - 2016

Preface -- Part I the pathways toward mega regionalism and the two major players -- 1. Pathways to free trade area in asia pacific: problems and prospects / Peter C.Y. Chow -- 2. The Trans-Pacific Partnership and America's strategic role in Asia / Claude Barfield -- 3. Wrestling over the...

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Central banking and monetary policy in the Asia-Pacific

Hossain, Akhand Akhtar - 2009

1. Introduction -- 2. Monetary and fiscal policies for macroeconomic stability : an Asian perspective -- 3. Central banking in the Asia-Pacific : an overview -- 4. Monetary policy : overview of concepts, debates and issues -- 5. Inflation and monetary policy : theories, models and approaches --...

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The economics of health care in Asia-Pacific countries

Hu, Teh-wei (ed.); Hsieh, Chee-Ruey (ed.) - 2002

In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this a unique and welcome addition to the literature. This book...

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