Islam and Chowdbury provide an overview of the major economic issues in the Asia Pacific region, as well as individual country case studies. The book is divided into 2 parts: Part I offers new insights into the core issues, the topics discussed include:
* macroeconomic management
* financial systems and domestic resources
* growth, poverty and income distribution
* third wave democratization
Part II provides case histories of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China. Each country is treated systematically, with a brief history, followed by a political and economic analysis.
Non-technical and accessible, this book is supplemented by a substantial bibliography.
- ISBN10 0415107660
- ISBN13 9780415107662
- Publish Date 13 February 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 March 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English