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  1. The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific
    The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific
  2. Japan's Security Relations with China Since 1989: From Balancing to Bandwagoning? (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies S.)
    Japan's Security Relations with China Since 1989: From Balancing to Bandwagoning? (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies S.)
  3. Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
    Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
  4. Power to the People: Energy and the Cuban Nuclear Program
    Power to the People: Energy and the Cuban Nuclear Program
  5. Cities in the Telecommunications Age: The Fracturing of Geographies
    Cities in the Telecommunications Age: The Fracturing of Geographies
  6. Inventing Indigenous Knowledge: Archaeology, Rural Development and the Raised Field Rehabilitation Project in Bolivia (Indigenous Peoples & Politics S.)
    Inventing Indigenous Knowledge: Archaeology, Rural Development and the Raised Field Rehabilitation Project in Bolivia (Indigenous Peoples & Politics S.)
  7. Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity and Identity on the Internet
    Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity and Identity on the Internet
  8. Brown Eyes on the Web: Unique Perspectives of an Alternative Latino On-line Publication (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices, Political, Social, Cultural & Legal Issues)
    Brown Eyes on the Web: Unique Perspectives of an Alternative Latino On-line Publication (Latino Communities: Emerging Voices, Political, Social, Cultural & Legal Issues)
  9. Intelligent Environments: Spatial Aspects of the Information Revolution
    Intelligent Environments: Spatial Aspects of the Information Revolution
  10. Private Networks Public Objectives
    Private Networks Public Objectives
  11. Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Residues (Studies in Environmental Science S.)
    Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Residues (Studies in Environmental Science S.)
  12. U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Handbook
    U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Handbook
  13. The Next Deal: The Future of Public Life in the Information Age
    The Next Deal: The Future of Public Life in the Information Age
  14. Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park
    Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park
  15. Agricultural Development Policy: Concepts and Experiences
    Agricultural Development Policy: Concepts and Experiences
  16. Exploring Geographic Information Systems
    Exploring Geographic Information Systems
  17. Manager's Guide to Contingency Planning for Disasters: Protecting Vital Facilities and Critical Operations
    Manager's Guide to Contingency Planning for Disasters: Protecting Vital Facilities and Critical Operations
  18. Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems: Theory, Practice and Parcel-based Approaches
    Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems: Theory, Practice and Parcel-based Approaches
  19. Big Issues: The Examined Life in the Digital Age
    Big Issues: The Examined Life in the Digital Age
  20. Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang and the Infinite Internet
    Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang and the Infinite Internet
  21. Geographic Information Systems and Science
    Geographic Information Systems and Science
  22. Display Interfaces: Fundamentals and Standards (Wiley Series in Display Technology)
    Display Interfaces: Fundamentals and Standards (Wiley Series in Display Technology)
  23. Impedance Spectroscopy: Emphasizing Solid Materials and Systems
    Impedance Spectroscopy: Emphasizing Solid Materials and Systems
  24. Teleworking Explained (A Wiley-British Telecom Publication)
    Teleworking Explained (A Wiley-British Telecom Publication)
  25. Beach and Shoreface Morphodynamics
    Beach and Shoreface Morphodynamics
New Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: Towards Lattice Regionalism?
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    		New Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: Towards Lattice Regionalism?
    Christopher M. Dent
    Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0230004865

    Book Description

    The recent proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in the Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important development in the region's international trade agreements in recent years. This book presents a comprehensive study of the main causes, consequences and nature of the Asia-Pacific's new FTA trend, as well as its implications for the global economy. It explores the FTA policies of the region's trade powers and offers new conceptual and theoretical perspectives on the relationship between economic bilateralism and regionalism, in particular whether intensifying FTA bilateralism may lead to the development of 'lattice regionalism' in the Asia-Pacific.
    The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific (Pacific Trade and Development Conference//(Papers))
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      		The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific (Pacific Trade and Development Conference//(Papers))

      Manufacturer: RoutledgeCurzon
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      Binding: Hardcover

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      History of TechnologyHistory of Technology | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books
      ASIN: 0415280567

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      Has the new economy permanently changed the way leading economies work? How can its beneficial effects be transmitted to countries in the early stages of economic development? Why is Japan continuing to stagnate in a potentially prosperous age and Australia, with a smaller industrial and information technology base, is doing well?
      This book sets out the problems of measuring the effects of technological change on economic progress by using the internet in the Asia-Pacific region as a case study. Corporate and industry experience, including changing business organization and new regulatory issues are explored as well as policy issues such as the digital divide and the approach to e-commerce in the WTO. Using several industry case studies the contributors compare the IT experience in North America with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific.
      With contributions by a number of distinguished authors, The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific is an essential volume for policy-makers, corporate strategists and scholars concerned with understanding the effects of the new economy and its impact in Asia and the Pacific.

      Service Industries and Asia Pacific Cities: New Development Trajectories (Routledgecurzon Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)
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        		Service Industries and Asia Pacific Cities: New Development Trajectories (Routledgecurzon Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)
        Peter Daniels
        Manufacturer: TF-ROUTL
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia | Asia | History | Subjects | Books
        ASIN: 0415327490

        Book Description

        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-disciplinaryteam of experts to explore and illustrate the theoretical, conceptual and practical issues arising from the transformation of Asia-Pacific cities by service industries.

        Southeast Asia in the New International Era (Politics in Asia and the Pacific : Interdisciplinary Perspectives)
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        		 Southeast Asia in the New International Era (Politics in Asia and the Pacific : Interdisciplinary Perspectives)
        Clark D. Neher
        Manufacturer: Westview Pr (Short Disc)
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

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        3. Southeast Asia: Past & Present
        4. In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History (Revised)
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        ASIN: 0813319897

        Book Description

        The fourth edition of Southeast Asia in the New International Era updates the region at a time of critical change. In the 1990s, Southeast Asia was known as an area of stability and movement toward development and democracy. At the beginning of the millennium, many of the region's nations are undergoing rapid change that belies the standard perception of stability. Since 00/01 Indonesia has democratized and disintegrated simultaneously. The Thai Prime Minister, elected with the largest majority in recent history, faces ouster for alleged corruption. The Vietnamese Communist Party is wracked with dissension about the nation's future. The Burmese military junta is unable and unwilling to meet the needs of the people. The Malaysian Prime Minister has moved toward authoritarian rule after decades of democracy. The Philippines has witnessed "People Power Two" when President Estrada was jailed and his Vice President took over the presidency. These and other recent and fundamental changes are analyzed in the fourth edition.

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars Lacking.......2002-11-03

        Neher provides a decent overview of Southeast Asia, but anyone with even a scant background in the area will find it to be wholly incomplete. Although not innacurate, Neher's treatemnt of the region and its history is cursory, its numerous deficiencies really are inexcusable for such an author.

        4 out of 5 stars Good Overview on Southeast Asia.......2000-05-05

        Clark Neher, professor of political science and director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University, presents a comprehensive view of Southeast Asia. Having lived in Thailand and the Philippines for seven years, Neher shows clear understanding of the present situations in the region. Neher points out that there is great diversity in the region. Other than geographical proximity and a colonial past, there is little that link the nations in this region to be seen as a coherent whole. The primary focus of the book deals mostly with the process of modernization especially within the twentieth century up to the time of his writing, and how the Southeast Asian countries fit in the New International Era. Thus the whole outlook of the book deals almost exclusively with political and economic developments since the World War II. After a brief introduction to the region and its emergent importance in the international scene, Neher gives an overview of each of the ten Southeast nations, namely, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. However, the report on each nation was not evenly dealt with. I feel that a disproportionate coverage was given to Thailand and the Philippine compared to the other nations. His overview of these two nations took up almost 80 pages, whereas only 140 pages were given to the remaining eight nations. This does not reflect good scholarship when the author did not provide a reason for it, especially when one realizes that the author had actually resided in these two countries for seven years. Furthermore, although the third edition was published in 1999, most of the latest updates were given up to early 1998. Most of these additions were single-paragraph add-ons of news without further analysis. A reader seeking understanding of the latest development of the financial crisis finds little helpful understanding of the situation. One would expect better analysis of the situation since it has far reaching consequences in the global scene. This lack of coverage betrays the intent of the author to present Southeast Asia in the New International Era and the fact that it was revised in 1999. One serious mistake was the addition of a paragraph detailing political change in 1998 in Indonesia by mistake in the section that deals with Malaysia. Neher's presentation gives a lucid account on how each of the Southeast Asian countries grappled with democratization in the postwar era as each was trying to gain economic and political stability. For example in Thailand, the traditional culture of venerating the monarch gives it unique stability even in the face of numerous coups and military rule. The King intervened successfully in each case, thus was able to avert bloodshed even when the country went through many changes of government. In recent years, Southeast Asia has enjoyed relative peace and stability that brought economic boom to the region. Such economic success did not occur evenly in all the Southeast Asian countries. Burma, Laos, and Cambodia remained isolated; while Indonesia has its fare share of political unrest. However, as the author points out, most of the Southeast Asian nations are moving fast, though each at different pace, toward modernization.
        Deepening Integration in the Pacific Economies: Corporate Alliances, Contestable Markets, and Free Trade (New Horizons in International Business.)
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          		Deepening Integration in the Pacific Economies: Corporate Alliances, Contestable Markets, and Free Trade (New Horizons in International Business.)

          Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

          Economic Policy & DevelopmentEconomic Policy & Development | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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          ASIN: 1858986710

          Book Description

          The Pacific is a high growth region, comprising East Asian market economy states, North America, China, Australia and New Zealand. This book examines the area's rapidly expanding pattern of corporate competition and cooperation, which is assisting recoveries from the effects of the East Asian financial crises.

          The authors argue that the uneven but dynamic integration in the Pacific region which was disrupted by the financial crises is continuing in ways that promise resumptions of higher interdependent growth when fundamental adjustments have been completed. They emphasize that the regional recovery could be assisted by innovative new efforts to promote wider ranging cooperation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), which is committed to regional trade and investment liberalization over the next decade.

          The Handbook of Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in Asia-Pacific Economies (New Horizons in Management Series)
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            		The Handbook of Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in Asia-Pacific Economies (New Horizons in Management Series)

            Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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            Binding: Hardcover

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            ASIN: 1840647507

            Book Description

            It is becoming increasingly recognized that the way in which human resources are managed is a key source of sustainable competitive advantage for business. Nowhere, Michael Zanko argues, is this seen to be more relevant than in the Asia-Pacific region.

            The aim of the Handbook and its systematically codified human resource management (HRM) profiles is to improve knowledge and understanding of HRM policy and practices in the Asia-Pacific region. It serves as a practical guide to predominantly macro-level HRM policies and practices in ten APEC economies, covering Australia, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, People's Republic of China, Thailand and the United States of America.

            The Handbook of Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in Asia-Pacific Economies Volume I will be essential reading for teachers, researchers, academics and managers concerned with human resource management, international business, management, and cross-cultural studies. The Handbook will also be of great interest to those involved in industrial and employment relations.

            Governing the Asia Pacific: Beyond the 'New Regionalism' (Third Worlds)
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              		Governing the Asia Pacific: Beyond the 'New Regionalism' (Third Worlds)

              Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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              Binding: Hardcover

              EconomicsEconomics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books | Agricultural | Commercial Policy | Comparative | Consolidation & Merger | Cooperatives | Debt & Deficits | Development & Growth | Econometrics | Economic Conditions | Economic History | Economic Policy & Development | Exports & Imports | Free Enterprise | Inflation | International | Labor & Industrial Relations | Macroeconomics | Microeconomics | Money & Monetary Policy | Natural Resources | Privatization | Public Finance | Statistics | Sustainable Development | Theory | Unemployment | Urban & Regional
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              ASIN: 1403932603

              Book Description

              Governing the Asia Pacific examines the main contours of regional governance in the Asia Pacific. It suggests that prevailing theories of regional co-operation in the Asia Pacific fail to pay due heed to the manner in which regional integration is rooted in domestic coalitions, and economic strategies and state forms that prevailed in the boom years of the "Asian Miracle". It goes on to argue that the collapse of the developmentalist project has given way to the new regulatory state which in turn spawns new forms of regulatory regionalism that place a heavy accent on policy co-ordination and harmonization.
              Asia Pacific And Human Rights: A Global Political Economy Perspective (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms)
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                		Asia Pacific And Human Rights: A Global Political Economy Perspective (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms)
                Paul Close , and David Askew
                Manufacturer: Ashgate Publishing
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Hardcover

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                ASIN: 0754636291
                Asia's New Institutional Architecture: Evolving Structures for Managing Trade and Security Relations (The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific)
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                  		Asia's New Institutional Architecture: Evolving Structures for Managing Trade and Security Relations (The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific)

                  Manufacturer: Springer
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                  ASIN: 3540723889

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                  This book investigates the origins and evolution of Asia’s new institutional architecture in trade, finance, and security from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The traditional institutional equilibrium in Asia has come under heavy strain in the "triple post-period"—the post-Cold War, the post-financial crisis of 1997-98, and the post-9-11 attacks. The new dynamics of rivalry and cooperation among states at both the intraregional and transregional levels is now shaping a new institutional architecture. Political and business leaders from Northeast and Southeast Asia interact with each other more frequently. South Asia’s participation in the rest of Asia in recent years is truly impressive. As we show, the future institutional trajectory of Asia is still open, but we believe that the book provides a timely examination of key shifts in the region. In doing so, our hope is to provide policymakers and analysts with an institutional road map for the future.

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                  2. Cartographic Encounters: Perspectives on Native American Mapmaking and Map Use (Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography S.)
                  3. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces
                  4. Transportation Infostructures: The Development of Intelligent Transportation Systems
                  5. High-stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft
                  6. United States-Japan Trade in Telecommunications: Conflict and Compromise (Contributions in Economics & Economic History S.)
                  7. Energy Efficiency Policies
                  8. The New Economy in East Asia and the Pacific
                  9. Environmental Risk Harmonization: Federal/State Approaches to Environmental Hazards in the US (Ecological & Environmental Toxicology S.)
                  10. Impact Assessment and Sustainable Resource Management (Themes in Resource Management S.)

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