The new political economy of Southeast Asia

Introduction / Rajah Rasiah and Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt -- Industrialization in the second-tier NIEs / Rajah Rasiah -- The 1997 economic crisis, reform and Southeast Asian growth / Chris Dixon -- Revisiting shared growth and examining horizontal inequality / Anis Chowdhury and Iyanatul Islam -- I...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Johannes Dragsbaek
Other Authors: Rasiah, Rajah
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar 2010
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Summary:Introduction / Rajah Rasiah and Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt -- Industrialization in the second-tier NIEs / Rajah Rasiah -- The 1997 economic crisis, reform and Southeast Asian growth / Chris Dixon -- Revisiting shared growth and examining horizontal inequality / Anis Chowdhury and Iyanatul Islam -- Industrial relations and labour market conditions / Rene Ofreneo and Peter Wad -- Urban and industrial environmental reform in Southeast Asia / David A. Sonnenfield and Arthur P.J. Mol -- Civil society and distributional conflicts in Southeast Asia / Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt -- Rationale for free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia / Sanchita Basu Das and Aekapol Chongvilaivan
This well-researched book examines the dramatic transformation of Southeast Asian countries from agricultural and mining economies to industrial nations
Physical Description:viii, 290 p ill
ISBN:9781849807128
9781849802659
1849802653