"This book represents an initial attempt to compare China, Japan, and South Korea, three close geographical and cultural neighbors whose developmental trajectories, though divergent in the past, have been moving more recently toward convergence"--

This book presents contributions by leading academics and practitioners from central banks to shed light on the function and impact of cash in Asian countries. It explores the impact of cash on society, the role of cash in monetary policy, and the future of cash in various monetary systems,...

1 Previous Literature, New Findings (Gary Fields and Saumik Paul) -- Part I Conceptual Issues -- 2 Does the Exposure to Routinization Explain the Evolution of the Labor Share of Income? Evidence from Asia (Mitali Das) -- 3 The Labor Share of Income Around the World: Evidence from a Panel Dataset...

Machine generated contents note: 1 East Asian SMEs: Contemporary Issues and Developments - An Overview -- Charles Harvie and Boon-Chye Lee -- 2 Profile of SMEs and SME Issues in East Asia -- Chris Hall -- 3 China's SMEs: Their Evolution and Future Prospects in an Evolving Market Economy --...