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Foreign Exchange Liberalization: Perceptions, Realities and Way Forward
Samarasiri, P - eSocialSciences - 2009
The article focuses on understanding of the economics of the exchange control liberalisation in macroeconomic perspectives and, therefore, the article does not attempt to interpret or explore the legal background relating to exchange control and liberalization and details of liberalization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980028
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European Views on Asia and Europe-Asian Relations
Ramiah, Venil - eSocialSciences - 2010
-makers on the issue of relations with Asia. The second part of this paper looks at what might be done to improve the Asian side … presented as a credible set of Asian values. Most importantly, these values must come from within Asia, rather than being an … attempt to show how Asia is different from the West. Second, armed with greater consensus, Asia must be willing to get …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008500555
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The Impact of 1998 and 2008 Financial Crises on Profitability of Islamic Banks
AHMAD, NOR HAYATI BT; Noor, MOHAMAD AKBAR NOOR BIN MOHAMAD - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper investigates the profitability of 78 Islamic banks in 25 countries for the period of 1992-2009. The Fixed Effect Model (FEM) used to analyse profitability shows that profit efficiency is positive and statistically significant with operating expenses against asset, equity, high income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010550440
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The Role of the State in Managing and Forestalling Systemic Financial Crises: Some Issues and Perspectives
Adams, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper reviews recent state interventions in financial crises and draws lessons for crisis management. A number of areas are identified where crisis management could be strengthened, including with regard to the tools and instruments used to involve the private sector in crisis resolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676971
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Sustaining Progress on Population and Development in Asia and the Pacific: 20 years after ICPD
Economic, United Nations; Commission, Social - eSocialSciences - 2014
The publication Sustaining Progress on Population and Development in Asia and the Pacific: 20 years after ICPD contains … an analysis of the ICPD beyond 2014 Global Survey in Asia and the Pacific and the results of additional research on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945502
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Cyberwarfare: Logged and Loaded, but Wither Asia?
Noor, Elina - eSocialSciences - 2013
Cyber operations could have as devastating an impact on populations as conventional military weapons. With militaries already in the process of developing cyberwarfare as a means of battle, there is an urgent need for policymakers to understand this new realm and develop norms and rules to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945506
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Recent Social Security Reforms In Selected Asian Countries
Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2005
There are considerable variations in the philosophy, coverage, investment policies and performance, design of schemes, governance structures, degree of professionalism and adequacy of benefits among Asian countries. The pensions sector requires strong government regulation. For most Asian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341766
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Implications of the Growing Role of Services in Asia
Sen, Rahul; Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2007
investment, which form an essential element of analyzing production fragmentation and economic integration in Asia. Following an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341795
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Definitional and Statistical Issues Relating to Workers in Informal Employment
Bhalla, Sheila - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper based on Indian and international documents assesses existing definition, criteria and methodologies for estimating employment and income generated in the informal economy in India. [NCEUS WP NO 3].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025324
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From Economic Meltdown to Social Crunch – Impact of the Global Economic Recession on Social Capital Building in Developing Countries and What We still Don't Know!
Wong, Sam - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper draws on the experiences of the Far East Economic Crisis in 1998 and argues that: (1) the poor depended heavily on bonding social capital during the Crisis, but the crunch-point beyond which they felt no longer able to rely on this is less certain; (2) bridging social capital could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323686