Fragile Finance examines financial crisis in the era of global credit. Drawing on the work of Hyman Minsky, the book discusses the global financial system over the past decade, suggesting that financial fragility stems from an explosive combination of financial innovation, over-borrowing, and...

This study investigates the working conditions of subnational government (SNG) employees in select South and Southeast Asian countries, viz. Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is situated in the context of decentralized governance which transfers powers,...

Purpose - In this paper we examine the validity of the J-curve hypothesis in four Southeast Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) over the 1980-2017 period. Design/methodology/approach - We employ the linear autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) model that captures...

Key Features:Presents detailed statistics of the oil and gas sector in ChinaExamines the Chinese oil industry from a cross-disciplinary political economy as well as international relations perspective.

Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Technologies in Service -- Chapter 1: Digital Banking for Alleviating Rural Poverty in Indonesia: Some Evidences -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background -- 1.2.1 Unbanked Population -- 1.2.2 Microcredit and Micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia -- 1.2.3 State of the Banking...

Key Features:It is a broad, comprehensive but in-depth study based on years of researchIt is written by a prominent scholar in the field of the history and culture of the Chinese in East and Southeast Asia.

Key Features:The first book of its kind to explain to lay persons, Muslims and non-Muslims, the mystique surrounding Islamic banking and financeDepicts clearly how the market has developed in South-East AsiaProvides a timely survey of Islamic banking in five South-East Asian countries.

Key Features:The first book of its kind to explain to lay persons, Muslims and non-Muslims, the mystique surrounding Islamic banking and financeDepicts clearly how the market has developed in South-East AsiaProvides a road map for Singapore to develop and strategize in the area of Islamic...

This book is about the economic crises in Asia at the turn of the millennium. It explains how these crises changed the innovation and business production systems of China, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, investigating several different industries, including...

Key Features:First book of its kind to explain to lay persons, Muslims and non-Muslims, the mystique surrounding Islamic banking and financeDepicts clearly how the market has developed in South-East AsiaProvides a road map for Singapore to develop and strategize in the area of Islamic banking...