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Globalization and Marketization in Education
Mok, Ka-Ho; Tan, Jason - Edward Elgar
Globalization has effected tremendous change to the character and functions of education worldwide. This unique book … tide of marketization in shaping and developing their education policies. The authors discuss the way in which increasingly … management of education in these two Asian economies. They aim to identify and examine the crucial socio-historical, socio …
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State Capitalism
Krug, Barbara (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This book takes as its starting point the question of whether contemporary state capitalism simply uses different tools than earlier or other variants of capitalism, or whether it is an altogether new kind of economic regime. It brings together key research and commentary which will help to...
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Mergers and Acquisitions in China
Chen, Chien-Hsun; Shih, Hui-Tzu - Edward Elgar
This book discusses cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by Chinese companies, mainly to clarify their strategies and the effect of their M&A at an international level. Chien-Hsun Chen and Hui-Tzu Shih also explore the strategies and considerations of Chinese companies or international...
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Chinese Investment in the World Economy
Farrell, Roger - Edward Elgar
China’s remarkable emergence as the world’s second largest economy and an important international investor is one of the most momentous events of the last decade. As this process continues inexorably, a large number of Chinese state-owned firms have become key investors in a range of...
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Korea’s Economic Prospects
Kwon, O. Y. (contributor); Shepherd, William (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This book examines the major issues arising from the Korean financial crisis of 1997. It considers the strong prospects for rapid economic recovery and the emerging changes in Korea’s international economic relations and business environment.
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China’s Offshore Investments
Yang, Dexin - Edward Elgar
Presenting a thorough analysis of China’s outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last quarter of a century – something little explored in the literature – this book explores the rationale behind its emergence and development. China’s outward FDI exhibits unique features in...
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Improving Irrigation in Asia
Ostrom, Elinor; Lam, Wai Fung; Pradhan, Prachanda; … - Edward Elgar
Improving Irrigation in Asia is based on a longitudinal study over two decades on innovative intervention for sustained performance of irrigation systems. The work identifies key factors that can help explain the performance of interventions, and explicates lessons for resource management and...
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High-Tech Entrepreneurship in Asia
Zhang, Marina Yue; Dodgson, Mark - Edward Elgar
The option for consumers to make payments for services and products via mobile telephones has created a dynamic new industry. High-Tech Entrepreneurship in Asia illustrates how small, entrepreneurial firms in Asia have devised and produced innovations crucial for this industry’s development.
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Globalization in the Asian Region
Davies, Gloria (contributor); Nyland, Chris (contributor) - Edward Elgar
Bringing together contributors from both the university sector and business-centered research institutions, this comprehensive volume offers diverse perspectives on the impacts and consequences of globalization in different parts of the Asian region.
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China and its Regions
Renard, Mary-Françoise (contributor) - Edward Elgar
In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and international investment. This increased economic openness has been accompanied by profound changes in both economic organisation and regional disparity. This comprehensive book...
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