1. Labour markets in Asia : globalization and transition / John Benson and Ying Zhu -- 2. Labour markets in theory and practice : perspectives from Western industrial countries / Howard Gospel -- 3. Labour markets in Japan : change and continuity / John Benson -- 4. Labour markets in South Korea...

1. Introduction -- 2. India : source country for human capital -- 3. The employment market in India -- 4. Country study : Indonesia -- 5. Country study : Malaysia -- 6. Country study : Singapore -- 7. Country study : Thailand -- 8. Conclusion.

1. Introduction : why didn't Japan become a global leader in pharmaceuticals? -- 2. A historical overview of Japan's pharmaceutical industry -- 3. Developing a modern industry : the antibiotics sector -- 4. What went wrong? : the anticancer drug sector -- 5. Conclusion : reconsidering Japan's...

1. International investment strategy in China : opportunities, prospects and challenges confronting multinational corporations and global entrepreneurs / John Saee -- 2. An empirical study strategically assessing the role of state government in corporate governance, ownership and performance of...

1. Introduction -- 2. The world of Korean women today -- 3. The many faces of Korean women managers -- 4. History as precursor -- 5. Women managers' stories -- 6. Growing up Korean : girls' lives in Korea -- 7. Corporate culture in Korea -- 8. Korean women and Korean organizational culture -- 9....

1. Introduction -- 2. A methodological critique and framework -- 3. Episodes of growth and stagnation in Pakistan, 1951-2008 -- 4. Theoretical framework -- 5. An episode of growth, 1951/52-1958/59 -- 6. An episode of growth, 1960/61-1969/70 -- 7. An episode of stagnation, 1970/71-1991/92 -- 8....

1. Trade liberalisation and poverty in South Asia : reforms, stylised facts and preview / Prema-Chandra Athukorala, Jayatilleke S. Bandara and Saman Kelegama -- 2. Trade and poverty : theory, evidence and policy issues / Jayatilleke S. Bandara -- 3. Bangladesh / Selim Raihan -- 4. Bhutan /...

1. SEZs : policy incubators or catalysts for development? / Connie Carter and Andrew Harding -- 2. SEZs : a policy tool in search of a new agenda? / Peter Muchlinski -- 3. SEZs and China's attempt to govern the labour market by law / Feng Xu -- 4. A tale of two Chinese SEZs : from exogenous to...