This book provides extensive empirical evidence on the economic effects of budget deficits in ten Asian countries. It sheds light on a number of important issues relevant for both monetary and fiscal policies in the developing countries

Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Rethinking Banking -- 2 - Why Intervene in Credit Markets? -- 3 - Roots of Microfinance: ROSCAs and Credit Cooperatives -- 4 - Group Lending -- 5 - Beyond Group Lending -- 6 - Savings and...

In order to achieve success, managers need to understand the strategic issues in Asia. Strategy for Success in Asia covers areas from the uniqueness of Asia like its economic and cultural diversity to the roles of governments and the importance of alliances. One of the first books to offer a...

Business Review: Advanced Applications, edited by Dr Anton Ravindran and Dr Farid Shirazi, provides insights and information on several essential business topics, such as cloud computing technology, and their impact on enterprises; the implementation of rolling planning instruments; the price...

El presente libro reúne opiniones de especialistas, profesionales, ex-miembros de organismos reglamentarios y encargados de la formulación de políticas sobre el problema de la expansión de la conectividad en la tecnología de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en el Asia emergente....

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Business Groups and Economic Development -- Part One. Chinese Business Networks: A Comparative View -- Introduction -- A. General Perspectives -- Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Trust -- Types of Trust -- System Trust -- Personal Trust --...

Of interest to both academics and practitioners who assist in making Shariah-centric strategies, this work is particularly important as Asia holds a major percentage of Islamic assets in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, with new opportunities opening in Central Asia.

Intro -- List of Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Maps -- Introduction: The Ancient World Economy -- 1. Steel and Silk -- 2. Silk in Roman Society -- 3. The Chinese Empire and the Xiongnu -- 4. The Discovery of the West -- 5. Securing the Silk Routes -- 6. The Kushan...

This book examines the drivers of, and barriers to, participation of women in the Asian labour market for its socio-economic development and structural transformation. Based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, it highlights challenges that women across Asia face in gaining...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction--Jill M Jensen and Nelson Lichtenstein -- Part I. Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World -- 1. A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common...