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Family Demography in Asia
Edited by Stuart Gietel-Basten, John Casterline, Minja K. Choe
‘The publication is a very interesting tool for demographers interested in the situation in Asia. It really offers a comprehensive view of fertility on this continent. Reading this book is very useful for getting to know this issue.’ – F...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Institutional Evolution of China
Fan Zhang
‘Professor Fan Zhang's book provides an illuminating framework for understanding the logic of reforms in China. Being an expert on institutional economics and having personally participated in policy-making during the 1980s, Fan Zhang ha...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Making Hong Kong
Pui-yin Ho
‘As this book makes clear, Hong Kong has successfully thrived against all odds to develop into a world city of fame and substance. Town planning certainly has its role and major political turning points have been capitalised on to the ci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Managing Currency Risk
Takatoshi Ito, Satoshi Koibuchi, Kiyotaka Sato, Junko Shimizu
‘This is an important book that gives us a detailed look into why Japanese firms do business. Rather than just rely on regressions, the authors do something rarely seen in economics: they talk to their data by conducting surveys and inte...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Chinese Perspectives on the International Rule of Law
Matthieu Burnay
‘[This book] offers invaluable cautions for both critics and apologists writing on law in China today.’ – Pitman B Potter, The China JournaleBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations
Edited by Young-Myon Lee, Bruce E. Kaufman
‘Korea owes its rise to the ranks of the most prosperous nations, largely, to its investment in human resources. Yet, significant gaps remain that block further improvements in the lives of its workers and citizens. This book is as autho...eBook:Find out more$44.80
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Human Capital and Development
Ju-Ho Lee, Hyeok Jeong, Song Chang Hong
‘I want to congratulate Dr. Ju-Ho Lee and his colleagues Professor Hyeok Jeong and Dr. Song Chang Hong on this remarkable book. At a time when the global community seeks to rise to – and meet – the Sustainable Development Goal promise, a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China in the Global Political Economy
Gordon C.K. Cheung
‘The book can serve as a useful starting point for understanding China’s ongoing economic, political, and social transformation, as well as its potential and the challenges it faces in its efforts to play a bigger role in the global poli...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Human Rights and Islam
Abdullah Saeed
Is there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with an exploration of what rights are and how the human rights discourse developed, Abdullah Saeed explores the resources that exist within Islamic tradition. He looks at those that ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Logic of Chinese Politics
Sabrina C.Y. Luk, Peter W. Preston
‘In this excellent study, the authors take a novel approach to Chinese politics and provide an impressively sophisticated analysis of a timely and policy-relevant issue. The book shows that Chinese politics is not a “black-box” as common...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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Understanding China’s New Diplomacy
Gerald Chan
‘Professor Gerald Chan is a perceptive and thorough scholar, with a highly inventive mind. In this book he brilliantly analyzes China’s high-speed railway system and the Belt and Road Initiative, likely to transform all kinds of interact...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Stagnation in Japan
Edited by Dongchul Cho, Takatoshi Ito, Andrew Mason
Japan’s dramatic transformation from economic success to economic stagnation offers important policy lessons to advanced countries everywhere that are struggling with stagnation. The term ‘Japanization’ is often used by economists to des...eBook:Find out more$40.00