Key Features:First comprehensive treatment of biology-based entrepreneurship in the developing worldAssembles current information on value creation using bioscience knowledgeProvides current information on government investments in Asia on BioScience industriesProvides rapid reading for all...

Drawing on the most recent data, the report outlines the trends in labour migration within Asia and between Asia and other - particularly OECD - countries. It also reviews the links between migration and human capital development and includes an overview of national initiatives and bilateral...

This book provides a sweeping, up-to-date, and boldly critical account of the financial crises that rocked East Asia and other parts of the world beginning with the collapse of the Thai baht in 1997. Retracing the story of Asia's "Crisis Five"--Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, the Philippines,...

Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Plates 1-20 -- Introduction -- 1. Southeast Asia Between India and China -- 2. Rise and Fall of the Southeast Asian "Charter" Kingdoms -- 3. Islamic Courts and Maritime Trading Ports -- 4. The Tribute Trade System and...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. East Asian Cooperation: Path & Approach -- Introduction -- I. Emerging Regionalism -- II. East Asian Way -- III. Community Building -- IV. China's Policy and Role -- 2. Emerging East Asian Regionalism -- I. The Emergence of East Asian Regionalism -- II....

Key Features:Comprises a comprehensive volume of 26 papers, ranging from top journal articles to hard-to-get papersShows the interrelationship between economic theory and modeling of national economiesPuts a handle on seemingly slippery issues such as competitiveness and performance.

Key Features:Provides economic perspectives of the current Global Financial crisis and the various counter-measuresEvaluates crisis management measures and tools adopted by various governmentsDiscusses contemporary economic issues affecting Singapore economy.

Key Features:Represents the first comprehensive analysis of chronic poverty in Asia. Most books tend to deal with specific issues or specific countries, while others, such as the Chronic Poverty Research Center in the UK, look at poverty from a global perspectiveSystematically analyzes the...

Intro -- Contents -- I. THE EMERGENCE OF ASIAN STOCK MARKETS -- II. PERFORMANCE OF ASIAN EMERGING STOCK MARKETS -- III. ARE ASIAN MARKETS OVERHEATING? -- IV. EQUITY PRICES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY -- V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITY DERIVATIVES MARKETS IN ASIA --...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. FINANCIAL INTEGRATION REDUCES RISK -- III. ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY AND DATA -- IV. RESULTS -- V. CONCLUSION -- Appendix. Data Sources and Construction -- References.