This book examines the challenges that the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members need to overcome in order to sustain and intensify economic growth. The ASEAN market is widely regarded as a new hub of growth, not least in light of increasing protectionism and declining economic...

Vietnam, Red River Delta, multinational enterprises, regional development, firm survival, industrial concentration, location choice, backward linkages, spillovereffects. - Delta des Roten Flusses, multinationale Unternehmen, regionale Entwicklung, Fortbestehen von Unternehmen, industrielle...

This book examines welfare effects of gender-related inequalities in Korean households and labor markets. It uses subjective well-being data to show that reductions of excessive levels of working hours did improve family well-being in the past decade. Moreover, benefits from major life events...