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Australia and the Asia Game. The Politics of Business and Economics in Asia.
BYRNES, MICHAEL. Stock ID: 93918 xxvii + 318pp, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. "Australia and the Asia Game goes beyond political platitudes to examine reality and opportunity in Australia's place in Asia, and in doing so reveals the essence of a game that affects every nation in the region." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 93918) ... more |
AU$22.50 WAS AU$29.95 |
| Competition Policy in the East Asia Pacific Region. *Indent Title
MEDALLA, ERLINDA. (EDITED BY). Stock ID: 77200 256pp, hardback. "This book draws together a collection of papers on competition policy that were presented at the 28th conference of the Pacific Area Forum on Trade and Development (PAFTAD) held in Manila on 16 -18 September 2002. It seeks to clarify the issues and provide a framework for understanding competition policy, looking in depth at a number of regulated sectors for additional perspectives." (When referring to this item please quote stockid 77200) ... more |
AU$204.00 |
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| Inside Knowledge. Streetwise in Asia.
BACKMAN, MICHAEL. Stock ID: 91063 viii +c 259pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom, much of which has achieved the status of myth. Bestselling author Michael Backman has researched beneath the surface to reveal the things that you need to know about Asian business and society." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 91063) ... more |
AU$49.95 |
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| The Asian Insider. Unconventional Wisdom for Asian Business.
BACKMAN, MICHAEL. Stock ID: 78102 x + 294pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom, much of which has achieved the status of myth. Bestselling author Michael Backman has researched beneath the surface to reveal the things that you need to know about Asian business and society. Using a wealth of examples, case studies and anecdotes, he provides a revealing and unconventional picture based around key business themes. Business, business culture and culture are entwined to draw the reader from the outside into becoming an Asian insider. Written in the author's direct, sharp style, The Asian Insider is a fascinating read for anyone wishing to get to grips with Asian business and understand how Asia really works." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 78102) ... more |
AU$26.95 WAS AU$49.95 |
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Asia on Tour. Exploring the Rise of Asian Tourism.
WINTER, TIM, PEGGY TEO AND T.C. CHANGE. (EDITORS). Stock ID: 128173 Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 360pp, bibliography, index, paperback. With the vast majority of academic theory on tourism based on ?Western? tourists, Asia on Tour illustrates why the rapid growth of travel for leisure and recreation in Asia demands a reappraisal of how tourism is analyzed and understood. Examining domestic and intra-regional tourism, the book reveals how improvements in infrastructures, ever increasing disposable incomes, liberalized economies, the inter-connectivities of globalization and the lowering of borders, both physical and political, are now enabling millions of Asians to travel as tourists. Drawing upon multidisciplinary theoretical perspectives and up-to-date empirical research, the twenty-three accessible essays in this volume indicate why a rigorous and critical study of Asian tourism must become integral to both our analysis of this rapidly transforming region and our interpretation of global tourism in the twenty first century. As a rich collection of essays on heritage and tourism oriented around Asian tourists, Asia on Tour will be of particular interest to students and scholars working in the fields of tourism, Asian studies, geography, heritage, anthropology, development, sociology, and cultural and postcolonial studies. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 128173) ... more |
AU$74.00 |
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Nowhere to Hide The Great Financial Crisis and Challenges for Asia
HUI, MICHAEL LIM MAH, CHIN, LIM Stock ID: 132083 174pp, bibliography, index, paperback. This book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the great financial crisis of 2007-09. It combines the disciplines of economics, finance, sociology and politics to analyse the causes, consequences and challenges of the crisis. The authors propose that the causes of the crisis should be understood at three inter-related levels - the level of theory and ideology; the level of financial industry practices and malpractices; and finally the level of structural imbalances in the international economy. Above all, the book is historical and holistic in perspective. This book is an excellent read for the critical layman interested in understanding the causes that underlie the global financial crisis. The authors combine the inquisitive and critical mind of a scholar and the lucid writing style of a journalist. The book provides a perspective on the crisis that is both practical and down to earth and at the same time, rigorous and holistic. Khor Hoe Ee, Chief Economist, Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development, and former Assistant Managing Director, Economics, Monetary Authority of Singapore The authors trace the rise of finance and its domination over the real economy, the consequences of financial innovation and deregulation for systemic fragility, and the failure of conventional economic and financial theory to analyse and anticipate the consequent dangers. Their main original contribution is to relate these Western market developments to recent trends in the East Asian region and to call for appropriate systemic reforms, not only to avoid similar future crises, but also to address other underlying development and analytical problems. K.S. Jomo, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations In linking wealth and income distribution to financial instability, this book makes an important point that is often missed in the debate on the crisis. Central Banks have become strongly opposed to the idea of accommodating wage demands with the help of monetary easing, but they have been increasingly tolerant, or even supportive, of debt-financed consumption and asset inflation. Indeed, by serving to concentrate wealth further in the hands of a small rentier class, while protecting that class from the risks of debt defaults, they are only adding to systemic pressures that give rise to serious financial crises. Yilmaz Akyuz, Special Economic Advisor, South Centre, and former Chief Economist at United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (When referring to this item please quote stockid 132083) ... more |
AU$42.95 |