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Economic Crisis And Corporate Restructuring In Korea - Reforming The Chaebol

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 In a comprehensive and broad-ranging volume, leading scholars in economics and political science consider the problem of Korean business conglomerates - or chaebol as they are known - in the wake of the Asian financial crisis. They analyse the government's response to the crisis, and outline an agenda for long-term reform.
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Apec And The Construction Of Pacific Rim Regionalism

by John (University Of Edinburgh) Ravenhill

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 John Ravenhill examines the reasons for APEC's establishment, its evolution, and the causes of its failures. His conclusions address central questions in international relations about international collaboration and regionalism.
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Asian Freedoms - The Idea Of Freedom In East And Southeast Asia

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 This book argues that Western ideas of freedom have become widely accepted in Asia, as the key determinant for measuring a range of legal, ethical and political practices. The book finds that modern conceptions of freedom become adapted to local contexts throughout Asia. It avoids cultural relativism and generalisations, but does find a number of common ideas relating to freedom across the region.
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The Asian Financial Crisis And The Architecture Of Global Finance

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 The financial crises across Asia in 1997â€"98 ignited fierce debate about domestic economic weaknesses and flaws in the international financial system. In this volume a distinguished group of political scientists, economists and practitioners examines the political and economic causes and consequences of the crisis.
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Tradition Versus Democracy In The South Pacific - Fiji, Tonga And Western Samoa

by Stephanie (Australian National University, Canberra) Lawson

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 This book looks at the way in which the idea of 'tradition' is used by political elites to legitimate certain practices and institutions.
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Tiger Technology - The Creation Of A Semiconductor Industry In East Asia

by Dong-Sung (Seoul National University) Cho e John A. (Macquarie University, Sydney) Mathews

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 This book is the result of the authors' work with firms and institutions in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, inquiring into the micro-processes of firm-level organizational learning that underpin technology leverage in an industry such as semiconductors.
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Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems

by Cheryl (University Of Melbourne) Saunders e Graham (Landegg International University, Switzerland) Hassall

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 This 2002 book describes and analyses the constitutional changes that have taken place in the Asia-Pacific region, embracing the countries of East and South East Asia and Pacific Island states. It asks key questions concerning differences in constitutions and how social, political and economic factors impact upon them.
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Nationalism And Ethnic Conflict In Indonesia

by Jacques (University Of Toronto) Bertrand

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 Bertrand explores religious and ethnic conflict in Indonesia, arguing that its increase in recent years is the result of Suharto's long, authoritarian regime which left the country unprepared for change. The book is a major contribution to the understanding of conflict in an often misunderstood part of the world.
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The Politics Of Justice And Human Rights - Southeast Asia And Universalist Theory

by Anthony J. (Associate Professor, Flinders University Of South Australia) Langlois

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 This book, first published in 2001, makes a major contribution to human rights theory and practice, engaging in particular with the 'Asian values' debate. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity.
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Korea'S Globalization

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 This book, edited by Samuel Kim, presents a sustained analysis of Korea's globalization and its ramifications for all aspects of the Korean state and society. Combining a broader conceptual framework with illustrative case studies, the authors critically probe the promise and performance and the myths and realities of Korea's globalization drive.
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East Asia Imperilled - Transnational Challenges To Security

by Alan (Australian National University, Canberra) Dupont

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 In this 2001 analysis, Alan Dupont argues that an emerging new class of non-military threats has the potential to destabilise East Asia and reverse decades of hard-won economic and social development.
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Asia-Pacific Strategic Relations - Seeking Convergent Security

by William T. (University Of Queensland) Tow

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 This comprehensive 2002 overview of security relations in the Asia-Pacific argues for a strategy that promises to achieve greater regional stability - 'convergent security'. It presents historical and current issues and cases and is designed for a wide body of analysts and students of contemporary Asian politics and strategy.
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Korea'S Globalization

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 This book, edited by Samuel Kim, presents a sustained analysis of Korea's globalization and its ramifications for all aspects of the Korean state and society. Combining a broader conceptual framework with illustrative case studies, the authors critically probe the promise and performance and the myths and realities of Korea's globalization drive.
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Loggers And Degradation In The Asia-Pacific - Corporations And Environmental Management

by Peter (University Of Sydney) Dauvergne

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 Corporate loggers have damaged much of the tropical forest throughout the Asia-Pacific over the last four decades. Despite a steady rise in global and local concern, few firms have changed their practices on the ground. This book examines why and how loggers have resisted and ignored calls for environmental reforms.
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Land, Custom And Practice In The South Pacific

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 This book argues that in the South Pacific Islands, land formerly held by community groups under traditional forms of tenure is now often being privatized. The authors present case studies from four countries, and examine parallels from other regions experiencing comparable socio-economic forces.
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Globalization And State Transformation In China

by Yongnian (National University Of Singapore) Zheng

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 This 2004 book explores how China's leaders have embraced globalization and market-oriented modernization. While they have been open to Western ideas in rebuilding the economic system, they have been reluctant to import Western concepts of democracy. The author argues that this selectivity will impede China's progress in becoming a modern nation state.
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The Politics Of Open Economies - Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, And Thailand

by Alasdair (George Washington University, Washington Dc) Bowie e Daniel (Georgetown University, Washington Dc) Unger

154,11€ + 10% CARD

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 This book examines the political and economic explanations for the success of the ASEAN countries in integrating their economies into the global economy. The authors provide systematic comparisons across countries during four critical time periods, and offer an integrated perspective on the political economy of the region.
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Building Social Capital In Thailand - Fibers, Finance And Infrastructure

by Danny (American University, Washington Dc) Unger

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 This 1998 book examines the rapid economic expansion in Thailand, and argues that the rise of market-oriented policies has been dependent on a number of unique Thai social characteristics. The book's general, comparative discussion of social infrastructure is supplemented by case studies on specific sectors.
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Globalization And State Transformation In China

by Yongnian (National University Of Singapore) Zheng

39,20€ + 10% CARD

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 This 2004 book explores how China's leaders have embraced globalization and market-oriented modernization. While they have been open to Western ideas in rebuilding the economic system, they have been reluctant to import Western concepts of democracy. The author argues that this selectivity will impede China's progress in becoming a modern nation state.
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Discovering Chinese Nationalism In China - Modernization, Identity, And International Relations

by Yongnian (National University Of Singapore) Zheng

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 This book explores the complicated nature of China's new nationalism and presents the reader with a very different picture to that portrayed in Western readings of Chinese nationalism. Yongnian Zheng shows that the present Chinese leadership is pursuing strategies not to isolate China, but to integrate it into the international community.
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Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems

by Cheryl (University Of Melbourne) Saunders e Graham (Landegg International University, Switzerland) Hassall

113,56€ + 10% CARD

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 This 2002 book describes and analyses the constitutional changes that have taken place in the Asia-Pacific region, embracing the countries of East and South East Asia and Pacific Island states. It asks key questions concerning differences in constitutions and how social, political and economic factors impact upon them.
ENGLISH

Loggers And Degradation In The Asia-Pacific - Corporations And Environmental Management

by Peter (University Of Sydney) Dauvergne

41,91€ + 10% CARD

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 Corporate loggers have damaged much of the tropical forest throughout the Asia-Pacific over the last four decades. Despite a steady rise in global and local concern, few firms have changed their practices on the ground. This book examines why and how loggers have resisted and ignored calls for environmental reforms.
ENGLISH

The Politics Of Justice And Human Rights - Southeast Asia And Universalist Theory

by Anthony J. (Associate Professor, Flinders University Of South Australia) Langlois

39,20€ + 10% CARD

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 This book, first published in 2001, makes a major contribution to human rights theory and practice, engaging in particular with the 'Asian values' debate. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity.
ENGLISH

East Asia Imperilled - Transnational Challenges To Security

by Alan (Australian National University, Canberra) Dupont

41,91€ + 10% CARD

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 In this 2001 analysis, Alan Dupont argues that an emerging new class of non-military threats has the potential to destabilise East Asia and reverse decades of hard-won economic and social development.
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