The remarkable economic growth of Asia has been the defining feature of the second half of this century. This book … offers a comprehensive overview of the scientific, technological and economic factors which enabled Asia to make such a … predictions for how Asia might face up to the new challenges of the next millennium …

broad problems of growth and regional economy, focusing on economic developments in Japan and Korea. Part 2 discusses trade …Part I: Growth and Regional Development -- Reconsidering the Middle-income Trap: The Case in Asia -- Identifying the … -- Part II: International Trade and Investment -- Global Supply Chain and Japanese Electronics firms’ Location in East Asia …

Africa from the Asian experience; secondly, the comparisons of various aspects of economic development in Africa and Asia …

This book examines the uneven economy in Asia, showing how the pace of economic transformation affects prosperity and …’s Vanity Capital -- 4. Asia’s Longevity Economy -- 5. Asia’s Leisure Economy: Creating Economic and Social Value -- 6 …-Public Debt, Public Wealth and State Enterprise Reform -- 8 Asia’s Digital Economy -- 9 Asia’s Low Carbon Economy …

Although Asia has been the world engine of economic growth since World War II, growth rates have differed sharply among … to all scholars of economics, management and the political sciences who work on the economies of East Asia, and also to … Agreements and Responsible Business: Examples from the EU’s Bilateral Agreements in East and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 3: Control …

This book provides a much-needed review of Asia’s economic growth and its challenges in the context of post … is to bring together a comprehensive picture of Asia’s growth, taking into account the adverse consequences. Finally …, this book examines two challenges for the future of Asia's development: the global financial crisis and urban poverty and …

processes of agricultural transformations and their interaction with the overall economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America …

Asian Megatrends assesses the key drivers transforming Asia over the next two decades. The rise of China is … transforming the Asia-Pacific, while India and Indonesia are also rising Asian powers that are changing the shape of the Asian … economic landscape. However Asia also faces tremendous economic and social challenges over the long-term …

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth, this volume … for governments in the Asia Pacific region as they seek to achieve long-term sustainable growth since the continued … inclusive and sustainable growth in the Asia and Pacific region. …