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The militarization of the Persian Gulf : an economic analysis

Askari, Hossein - 2009

The Persian Gulf is arguably the most militarized region in the world. The authors of this insightful book examine military expenditures, arms imports and military deployment to analyze how and why this came to be. Muslim teachings have much to say about peace, war and economics, and this book...

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The dissemination of economic ideas

Kurz, Heinz-Dieter (contributor); Tribe, Keith (contributor) - 2011

This highly illuminating book marks a significant stage in our growing understanding of how the development of national traditions of economic thought has been affected by both internal and external factors

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Knowledge policy : challenges for the 21st century

Hearn, Greg (ed.); Rooney, David (ed.) - 2008

Knowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and...

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China, Japan and regional leadership in East Asia

Dent, Christopher M. (contributor) - 2008

This book considers themes, evidence and ideas relating to the prospects for regional leadership in East Asia, with particular reference to China and Japan assuming 'regional leader actor' roles. Key issues discussed by the list of distinguished contributors include: the extent to which there is...

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The silicon dragon : high-tech industry in Taiwan

Tsai, Terence - 2006

success story of the microelectronics industry in Taiwan. The book examines the government policies that acted as catalysts to … the growth of high-tech industries in Taiwan, along with the roles of high-tech "incubators" and government … Taiwan / Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou -- Macronix International Co. Ltd (MXIC) / Chin-kang Jen -- The model of …

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The impact of the economic crisis on East Asia : policy responses from four economies

Liu, Bih Jane (contributor); Shaw, Daigee (contributor) - 2011

Written by a distinguished group of Asian social scientists, this study summarizes and synthesizes the economic impacts of the crisis on individual countries and their policy response since 2008, and in particular carefully scrutinizes the immediate and remote causes of the crisis. It not only...

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Patents and the measurement of international competitiveness : new data on the use of patents by universities, small firms, and individual inventors

Kingston, William - 2006

This highly original book represents a major advance in the use of patents to compare countries' technological competitiveness. It tabulates and analyses 280,000 United States patents from countries across the world over a ten year period. Specifically, these patents were granted to...

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Employment of women in Chinese cultures : half the sky

Granrose, Cherlyn S. (contributor) - 2005

Granrose and Rita V. Kong (Mei Hui Jiang) --Women in Taiwan /T.K. Peng and Tsai-Wei Wang --Impact of government policy on …. The volume includes chapters on the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore--nations that have common …

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Economic integration, democratization and national security in East Asia : shifting paradigms in US, China and Taiwan relations

Chow, Peter C. Y. (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Democratization in Taiwan and its impacts on the triangular relations -- pt. 3. Economic …The US policy of supporting a democratic Taiwan while simultaneously engaging China is a delicate and complex balance …

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Industry policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s : winning with the market

Smith, Heather - 2000

East Asian economic development in general with particular emphasis on Taiwan and Korea. Using quantitive techniques, the … author analyses the view that industry policy interventions were a necessary factor explaining Taiwan's economic performance … industrialisation experience of Taiwan and Korea, along with: * a comprehensive discussion of strategic industry policy with an …

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