Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Why Pacific Asia?; 2. New States, Old Nations and Nationalism; Introduction: The importance of history in the region; The legacy of colonialism; State-building and rebuilding; Nation-building and nationalism; Imposition of...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Contents in Volume II -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I Industrial promotion in retrospect and prospect -- 1 Introduction: Leading issues...

Examines 'overseas' Chinese capitalism in East and Southeast Asia in a time of accelerated globalisation and the evolution of Chinese capitalism through the participation of political elites and leading businesses in the global economy

Presents empirical findings from different South-East Asian countries to demonstrate that Chinese businessmen employ a variety of strategies in their networking, entrepreneurship and organisational and firm development; and concludes that much more research is needed in order to provide a full...

Export promotion covers various fiscal, commercial and exchange rate measures that governments can take to ensure some neutrality when comparing domestic and export markets. These essays discuss export promotion and its pros and cons

The influence that Chinese communities have had in various Asian countries has been quite staggering. This book is a collection of essays from important internationally-based thinkers on this interesting subject