"Based on workshops co-organized by Japan's St. Andrew University and Taiwan's National Chengchi University, this book provides readers with the toolbox for navigating the regional dynamics of political economy in Southeast Asia, with special focus on exploring the key factors determining the...

Based on in-depth interviews with over eighty precarious workers in Korea, this book introduces the concept of 'melting labour' and provides a real depiction of how workers lose control over their lives and experience precariousness in labour markets.

Dieser Band bietet eine umfassende vergleichende Analyse von gesellschaftsrechtlichen Grundlagenthemen in Deutschland, China, Japan und Südkorea. Es untersucht Fragen des Aktionärsaktivismus und der Offenlegung erheblicher Beteiligungen und analysiert wichtige Probleme des Übernahmerechts,...

"Technological innovation is a core aspect of corporate and national competitiveness and it is not only complex-requiring cooperation and coordination among many stakeholders-but it also involves high risk due to uncertainty. Financial markets are a key to successful technological innovation....

"Since its founding in 2011 the Social Science Korea Research Center on the Commons and Sustainable Society (SSK Center) has been at the forefront of Commons Research in South Korea. This book brings together the discoveries and insights the Center has produced in its first decade, as a...

Precarious work in comparative perspective -- Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia -- Global capitalism, domestic policies, and precarious work -- Dualisms of precarious work : nonstandard work, informal economy, and self-employment -- Precarious work, wages, and social protections -- Precarious...

"Kim examines the impact of domestic politics in accomplishing South Korea's middle power diplomacy through the provision of foreign aid. Since the 2000s, the rise of emerging nations as donors has brought about a remarkable transition in the international development community. South Korea has...

This book examines the evolution of foreign aid policy in Japan and South Korea, analyzing policy rationales, institutional developments and policy choices. The book searches for new strategies of international development cooperation in an uncertain world. The book compares two countries’...