This paper uses a survey of 300 North Korean refugees to examine the experience of women in North Korea's fitful economic transition. Like other socialist states, North Korea has maintained a de jure commitment to women's rights. However, we find that women have been disproportionately shed from...

The political dimension of finance in economic development / Stephan Haggard and Chung H. Lee -- Financial policy and big business in Korea : the perils of financial regulation / Byung-Sun Choi -- Guarding the commanding heights : the state as banker in Taiwan / Tun-Jen Cheng -- The politics of...

This book addresses the changing nature of high-tech industries in Asia, particularly in the electronics sector. Its up-to-date findings will be invaluable to those involved in management, production networks and corporate strategy