Services And Economic Development In The Asia Pacific

Author : J.W. Harrington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317056942

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Services and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific by J.W. Harrington Pdf

Until the 1990s, industrialization was the dominant development paradigm for the Asia-Pacific region. Since then, advanced services (finance, business or 'producer services', information and creative services) have become deeply embedded in the processes of economic growth and change in the region. This rapid tertiary expansion is fundamentally restructuring national and regional economies and urban form in line with the introduction of advanced production systems, national modernization programmes and the globalization strategies of governments. Services are being actively deployed as instruments of metropolitan reconfiguration and land use change. This book explores various aspects of the relationship between service industries and economic development in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand. It provides new sector-oriented and regional and national perspectives on services and development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Asia
ISBN : 1315608464

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Services and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific by Anonim Pdf

Author : Muhammed Abu B. Siddique
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847204400

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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region by Muhammed Abu B. Siddique Pdf

The editor of this book is to be congratulated for providing us with the works of a group of authors who combine proficient technical skills with elegant and lucid writing capabilities. . . This book would make excellent recommended reading for both undergraduate and graduate classes in international trade and finance. Herb Thompson, Journal of Contemporary Asia This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts in terms of the benefits and costs associated with RTAs will vary greatly from country to country. The internationally acclaimed contributors examine the theoretical perspective of RTAs in relation to exchange rates, the role and goals of the WTO and agriculture. The tensions and trade frictions resulting from the formation of trade blocs and their conflicts with the roles and goals of the WTO are also examined in the book. Those economies that are considered the economic powerhouses of the region including China, Japan, South Korea, major ASEAN countries and Australia are discussed in depth. The findings of the book suggest that RTAs are becoming increasingly popular in the Asia-Pacific region. However the associated costs and benefits depend on a number of complex factors including exchange rates, negotiation skills, the sectors included or excluded from the RTA, and the level of economic development of the nations signing the RTAs. The book will be particularly useful to academics, researchers, consultants, students, policy makers (including trade negotiators), and practitioners involved in trade and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Author : Kenneth L. Kraemer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Economic development
ISBN : PSU:000025764369

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IT and Economic Development by Kenneth L. Kraemer Pdf

Author : Ian G. Cook,Marcus A. Doel,Rex Y.F. Li,Yongjiang Wang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429866135

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Dynamic Asia by Ian G. Cook,Marcus A. Doel,Rex Y.F. Li,Yongjiang Wang Pdf

Published in 1998, this book examines the challenges and opportunities for international business and trade in the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting the dynamic and complexities of the region.

Author : Richard P. Appelbaum
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39076001146195

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States and Development in the Asian Pacific Rim by Richard P. Appelbaum Pdf

This book is an edited volume of eleven chapters that focus on state policy and its consequences for economic development and social transformation in East Asia. The introductory chapter anticipates the conclusions of the chapters to follow, arguing that an adequate explanation of the &'Asian miracl.

Author : Zheng Zhao
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813236837

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Green Development Of Asia-pacific Cities: Building Better Cities Towards 2030 by Zheng Zhao Pdf

The book evaluates and analyses the level of green development in over 100 major cities in Asia Pacific. A quantitative analysis of the relationship with economic growth, income distribution, innovation capabilities, service sector, governance levels, and city clusters are accumulated and presented in the form of a new index; the Urban Green Development Index (UGDI). Amongst the cities discussed in the case studies are Penang (Malaysia), Singapore, Vladivostok (Russia), Portland (USA), Hamburg (Germany), and Stockholm (Sweden).

Author : Kartik Chandra Roy,Srikanta Chatterjee
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1594549478

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Readings in World Development by Kartik Chandra Roy,Srikanta Chatterjee Pdf

Author : Committee for Economic Development. Research and Policy Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Asia
ISBN : UCSC:32106014552498

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US Economic Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific Region by Committee for Economic Development. Research and Policy Committee Pdf

Author : Gordon Redding,Chris Rowley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351361408

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Social Aspects of Asian Economic Growth by Gordon Redding,Chris Rowley Pdf

There are, in simple terms, three principal kinds of capital that come necessarily into play when a society is evolving towards improving the lives, livelihoods, and qualities of life of its people. The first form of capital is financial – this normally includes physical forms of invested money in plant, buildings, and infrastructure. The second form of capital is human – seen simply as the level and range of skills and capabilities that are available for use in the society. When people are literate, numerate, skilled, experienced, informed, cooperative, and inquisitive, they and their societies can do much more. The third form of capital is social. Here cooperativeness shows its effects, and the rules of how that works vary greatly between societies. It is the second of these elements, human capital, that is the main focus of this book, but it overlaps with social capital extensively in these accounts and can only be understood in terms of its connections into the wider societal system. The varying patterns of its workings and influence in different Asian contexts are explained against the background of a theory of societal progress. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Business Review.

Author : Martin Andersson,Christer Gunnarsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134409396

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Development and Structural Change in Asia-Pacific by Martin Andersson,Christer Gunnarsson Pdf

The authors consider how the Asia-Pacific economies have developed since the financial crises and highlight two inter-related themes: the effect of global forces on the national Asian economies and the different development paths of these economies as they jointly enter this new phase. Questions raised by the book include: * is globalization a threat to development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific or did globalization rather facilitate and accelerate the pace of industrialization among late industrializers in the region? * is there a single Asia-Pacific development model or did the crisis show this to be false? * did the financial crisis reveal structural weaknesses in an Asia-Pacific state-led model or was state leadership already in demise? Development and Structural Change in Asia-Pacific provides a useful and relevant account of how the global economy has led to structural changes within Asian economies

Author : Peter W. Daniels,Kong Chong Ho,Thomas A. Hutton,Tom Hutton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134337378

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Service Industries and Asia Pacific Cities by Peter W. Daniels,Kong Chong Ho,Thomas A. Hutton,Tom Hutton Pdf

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. In Asia-Pacific the rise of service industries has lead to national modernization programmes and globalization strategies. Services are also driving change in the internal form of city regions and are being actively deployed as instruments of metropolitan reconfiguration and land use changes. These changes have created problems such as social polarization and the displacement of traditional industries and residential districts. Also, there are tensions between local and global processes in the development of service industries, and between the imperatives of competitive advantage and sustainable development. Service Industries and Asia Pacific Cities brings together a multi-disciplinary team of experts to explore and illustrate the theoretical, conceptual and practical issues arising from the transformation of Asia-Pacific cities by service industries.

Author : Adam Triggs,Shujiro Urata
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781760463823

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Achieving Inclusive Growth in the Asia Pacific by Adam Triggs,Shujiro Urata Pdf

The world’s developed economies are experiencing a sharp backlash against globalisation, and it appears to be contagious. Will Asia catch it next? Asia has seen spectacular growth in recent decades. It has benefited substantially from global trade, finance, openness and the rules-based international order. But much of the growth Asia has enjoyed has not been shared. It has not been inclusive growth. Inequality in Asia is among the highest in the world. The richest man in Vietnam now earns more in a single day than the poorest person does in a decade. Asia has far to go in making its societies more inclusive to women, ethnic minorities and the LGBT community. How can Asia reduce inequality? What are the forces that determine whether growth in the Asia Pacific is inclusive or not? And what can be done to make Asia’s growth more inclusive in the future? This book brings together the region’s leading thinkers to explore how to change Asia’s trajectory, before it is too late. The Pacific Trade and Development (PAFTAD) conference series has been at the forefront of analysing challenges facing the economies of East Asia and the Pacific since its first meeting in Tokyo in January 1968.

Author : Lloyd R. Vasey,George J. Viksnins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015002346487

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The Economic and Political Growth Pattern of Asia-Pacific by Lloyd R. Vasey,George J. Viksnins Pdf

Author : Maureen Paul
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783668543614

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Impacts of Service Delivery on the Reduction of Poverty in Asia-Pacific by Maureen Paul Pdf

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 3.21, Gazi University Ankara (Social Science), course: International Economics, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to highlight different stakeholders’ competence to get rid of poverty in Asia-pacific and how these measures have impacted the country’s welfare. Poverty continues to be a global problem affecting people either directly or indirectly. Even though there are several factors which can be recognized to being the cause, human factors play a huge role in creating it. Asia-pacific is one of the areas with the chief levels of poverty. Even though there are some areas which can be regarded to be having minimal poverty rates, it is imperative to take into contemplation some areas which have significantly been able to nurture economically regardless of the harsh conditions available in the area. The people's republic of china is a pronounced example when it comes to such a case. However this region might have been able to develop over time, it is imperative to remember that critical measures have been undertaken. Some of the ways this has been made possible include through; Stakeholder involvement in the extermination of poverty in Asia-pacific, the management of urbanization for inclusive development, and Infrastructural development. To them to do so, different stakeholders have actively been involved towards making sure that relevant measures have been undertaken. The regulation of populations in either setting allows the government and other stakeholders to derive relevant plans aimed at enhancing development. This case is not any different to Asia-pacific countries. As such, countries are adequately prepared with strategies of ensuring that all these processes aimed at combatting poverty have sufficiently been integrated into a country's development activities.