TY - BOOK AU - Islam I; Chowdhury A TI - Asia-Pacific economies: a survey SN - 978-0415107660 U1 - 330.950429 ISL PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Economic Policy KW - Economic conditions -- Case studies KW - Asia, Southeastern Economic conditions KW - Economic history N1 - Rs.600/-; Part I: Asia-Pacific economic development: selected issues and themes: -- The emergence of an integrated Asia-Pacific economy -- Public policy and political economy -- Macroeconomic stabilisation and economic performance -- The financial system and economic development -- Labour market institutions, human resources and economic performance -- Managing the environment in rapidly industrialising economies -- Poverty, inequality and economic development -- Epilogue: Democracy and development in the Asia-Pacific region -- Part II Country surveys: recent developments -- Republic of Korea (South Korea) -- Taiwan (The Republic of China) -- Hong Kong -- Singapore -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- The People's Republic of China N2 - The remarkable development of the Asia Pacific economies has caused much discussion of the region as a whole, often overlooking the differences between individual countries. Asia Pacific Economies redresses this imbalance by offering new insights into core issues, highlighting success stories as well as prospective weaknesses. ER -