Books in the Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia series

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most rapidly developing technology in the current Digital Age, but it is also the least defined, understood and adequately explained technological advance. This book brings together a group of leading experts who assess different aspects of AI from different disciplinary perspectives.

This text examines the prolonged negotiations for the admission of China to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and its successor, the World Trade Organisation.

Guangdong is one of the key industrial centres and economic powerhouses in China. This book illustrates how Guangdong's impressive development record has been marred by its rising regional disparity, investigates the main causes of this disparity, and draws conclusions regarding the lessons China can learn from it.

Addressing the structure and dynamics of the Chinese economy, this book examines the connection between growth and the version of Marxism that has been adopted by the Communist Party of China. Covering the industry, agriculture, labour power and financial markets, it studies the process of integrating the domestic economy into global capitalism.

Taking a conceptual approach, this book studies the economic development of the four East Asian economies since 1950. This work will be of interest to scholars in East Asian economics, and those interested in modern economic development.

A comprehensive overview of the the Japanese foreign exchange market, this text provides a comparative economic analysis of practices and risks as well as related policy issues.

The Japanese economy is beginning to show signs of recovery after years of stagnation/deflation. Production function studies and econometric model simulations suggest that with appropriate policies the Japanese economy can grow more rapidly. This book posits a number of policy proposals which would help to accelerate Japan's economic growth.

In the early 1990s, financial liberalization started in India, and it was thought that such reforms would increase economic growth. This study applies the flow of funds model for India. Using detailed data of the Indian economy, the financial sector is presented with associated policy simulation for India.

Much has been written on China's State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) reform following the restructuring impact on China's economic reform process. This book provides an analysis of SOEs by assessing the transformation process of eleven specific industries, with reference to the state of competition, and the influence of WTO membership.

Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia, this book covers the important Asian economies. It focuses on how trade unions have organized to represent workers and the strategies they have adopted. It also discusses issues surrounding wages and working conditions, health and safety, and women's employment opportunities.

Exploring the relationship between the United States and the Malayan/Malaysian economy, this book concentrates on the period 1870 to 1957, with particular focus on trade flows and foreign direct investment. It considers the impact of the presence of both British governments and businesses on the US-Malayan relationship.

Focuses on the economic collapse of 1997, and the effect on the status of East Asia as an economic power. The author looks at how currency depreciations, personal and state indebtedness, mass unemployment and rioting brought the paternalistic capitalist phase to an end in Asia, and analyzes Asia's complex recovery and future challenges.

Pereira looks at Singapore and China to examine governmental collaboration on a foreign direct investment-oriented strategy.

Including many papers from scholars based in Japan and China, this collection supplies insights into aspects of East Asian economic development which will interest scholars in a variety of related fields and provoke further research and debate.

How can private enterprises help China mitigate its macroeconomic problems? And what are the main obstacles to private enterprise development? This book answers these questions by identifying the range of cultural, political and financial challenges confronting China's private enterprises, and assessing their performance and potential.

While the financial crisis in East Asia could be said to be on the wane in some countries, the reconstruction process in the aftermath and the debate about the financial policies best suited to the region still rages on. This book examines both of these processes in authoritative detail.

A comprehensive collection of writings from economists of Vietnamese origin. Topics covered include macroeconomics, microeconomics, education, international trade, communication, income distribution and poverty measurement.

Examines the changing nature of unemployment in a range of key Asian countries over years.

A comprehensive collection of writings from economists of Vietnamese origin. Topics covered include macroeconomics, microeconomics, education, international trade, communication, income distribution and poverty measurement.

This book explores the importance of entrepreneurs in driving economic growth as the world economy grows and becomes more integrated and more liberal.

Examines banking reform in the economies of Southeast Asia as they sought to adapt to major developments in the global economic system over the decades. Focusing on the turbulent decade of financial boom and bust from 1994 to 2004, this book explores the ways in which states respond to external shocks and the implications for policy choices.

Based on previously unpublished archival records, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the development of Hong Kong as one of the worlds premier international financial centres.

This book examines the long run of economic growth in East Asia from 1945 to the present, assessing the various theories put forward to explain the phenomenon, and appraising the various factors which have contributed to economic growth in East Asia.

Focusing on a relatively unexplored aspect of one of the world's most dynamic economic regions, this book examines the changing nature of unemployment in a range of key Asian countries over the last two decades.

Examines the Asian experience of special economic zones (SEZs) in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. This book explores the origins, nature and status of these zones in Asia, together with the various trends connected with them, and the challenges they face.