List of tables -- List of figures -- Comparative analysis -- The five phases of economic development and institutional evolution in China, Japan and Korea / M. Aoki -- Social organizations, risk sharing institutions and economic development / A. Greif, M. Iyugun & D. Sasson -- Before and beyond...

This original Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies provides a broad overview of economic and social developments in the countries covered (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, South...

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