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

This new ethnographic study of Japan's scientists looks firsthand at the career structures and organizational issues that have hampered their advancement. It demonstrates the importance of moribund policy decisions in holding back research

This book illuminates the many roles of women - from management, leadership and policy making, to the more traditional position as homemaker and wife - in order to evaluate the future of women as well as that of Korea itself.

As China continues to ride out the global economic crisis while still retaining year on year GDP growth it grows increasingly important to understand how this 'new' economic giant, with its communist-capitalist model operates its economic and business environments. Drawing on extensive empirical evidence, this book analyses FDI, project management, internationalisation, the continued role of state-owned enterprises and doing business in China. As such it will be essential reading for all students of Chinese business and economics, as well as businesses seeking to develop a critical understanding of the driving global economic force which is China.

"This book considers late developing market economies, exploring the differences in performance in these economies, which are particularly vulnerable to political turmoil, crony capitalism and external shocks."--Publisher's description.

"This book presents a comprehensive overview of managers and management in Vietnam, based on extensive original research, including interviews with a large number of managers in Vietnam. It shows how management in Vietnam is best understood from the perspective of Vietnamese managers themselves, rather than in terms of Western or Asian models of management."--Publisher's description.

This book gathers a cross-disciplinary group of imminent scholars who have focussed their research on Tax in ASEAN and China and traverses a wide range of regional issues and jurisdictions.

If South Asia is to survive and prosper in the global economic environment, its behind-the-border domestic reforms will be even more important than before. However, these reforms are much more difficult and complex than initial market opening. This timely book analyses what lessons can be learned about how South Asia can improve its policy efficiency.

Examining the role of outsourcing in Japan, Europe and the United States, this book takes a broad standpoint on this important practice in contemporary business.

This book brings together a rich array of papers analyzing the determinants of, and impediments to, investment and growth. It discusses a range of issues bearing on investment and development. The chapters cover domestic and international economic, institutional and political factors, including the role of foreign direct investment, and the importance of public infrastructure, fiscal policy and export-oriented growth strategies. Trade and trade policy, in particular, are emphasized, with contributions ranging from an analysis of global production networks in electronics manufacturing, to the effects and implications of economic integration in the Mekong states.

Japan's economy has been something of an enigma in recent years with its government resorting to all sorts of tactics to spark consumer spending. This is a self-contained analysis of Japanese saving behaviour that has important implications for all developing economies.

This book provides a highly reliable guide to the industrial economy and history and will be of interest to those involved in Asian studies, Japanese studies, economists and professionals in business and enterprise culture

In the ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN THE GROWTH ECONOMIES OF ASIA series, a collection of essays tracing the economic development of the Pacific Rim over four centuries. Broad historical syntheses are combined with essays on a wide range of specific topics such as environmental history, trade with Hong Kong and British overseas banking.

This book discusses the future of Asian currencies in a changing monetary system assessing the roles of the dollar, Euro and yen.

This new study examines the economic relationship between China and Europe, its importance and how it is likely to evolve and includes case studies of the automobile, toy, watch, telecommunications, banking and insurance industries.

Long-awaited reforms in technology policy and corporate strategy are now taking place in Japan. This book asks whether it is the programme of reform or the will and ability to implement reforms which is new.

This book provides a detailed cross-country study of the automotive industry in South East Asia.

This book focuses on the key role played by producer services in shaping new business areas and new patterns for social mobility, and their interdependence with the State and the emergence and flourishing of the new professions.

Until 1997, Korea was widely seen in economic and financial circles as something of a miracle. The financial crisis did much to set its economy back, but by 2001 it was still the 13th largest economy in terms of GDP in the world. This collection charts the well documented causes of the crisis, its response and recovery from it.

What sorts of institutions work well at a regional level? Do regions need a regional monetary fund? What is going on in East Asia and how is it different to other regions? This volume brings together a range of policy, practical and conceptual papers to explore these and other issues.

During the second half of the twentieth century, development in the Asia-Pacific region has been dominated by industrialization. However, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, services, in particular, finance, information and creative services, have become deeply embedded in the processes of urban growth.

Provides an overview of how Japan's aid to China has developed and explains the shifts that have taken place in Japan's China policy. Offering insights into the way Japanese aid policy-making functions, this volume shows how policy-making power within the Japanese government has shifted in recent years away from officials to politicians.

Bringing together an analysis by experts in the field, this book presents a survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan. Covering the different sectors of the industry including mobile, broadband and satellite, it considers questions such as the structure and economics of the industry, government policy, and international relations issues.

Considers the different attitudes towards risk and innovation, and the different ways in which risk and innovation are handled, in Japan, Britain the USA. Providing an examination of the subject, this book discusses topics including risk management standards, managing risk in marketing, the insurance industry, patents, and more.

This book looks at Korea's economic, social and spatial development processes from the early Modernisation period to the financial crisis of 1997. The author gives a comprehensive view of both Korea's economic miracle and recent problems.