China’s Reform in Global Perspective
Title: China's Reform in Global Perspective Editor(s)/Author(s): John WONG & BO Zhiyue Year: 2010 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: This book provides a fascinating perspective of the experiences of China’s reform in the past three decades by focusing on China’s interaction with and learning from the external world in her unprecedented efforts to reform and [...]
Towards a Liveable and Sustainable Urban Environment: Eco-Cities in East Asia
Title: Towards a Liveable and Sustainable Urban Environment: Eco-Cities in East Asia Editor(s)/Author(s): LYE Liang Fook & CHEN Gang Year: 2010 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: With cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of “eco-city” proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive [...]
China and International Relations: The Chinese View and the Contribution of Wang Gungwu
Title: China and International Relations: The Chinese View and the Contribution of Wang Gungwu Editor(s)/Author(s): ZHENG Yongnian Year: 2010 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: Despite Beijing’s repeated assurance that China’s rise will be “peaceful”, the United States, Japan and the European Union as well as many of China’s Asian neighbours feel uneasy about the rise of China. [...]
Managing Economic Crisis in East Asia
Title: Managing Economic Crisis in East Asia Editor(s)/Author(s): SAW Swee-Hock and John WONG Year: 2010 Publisher(s): ISEAS Publishing Abstract: This book incorporates a selection of eight revised papers presented to the Conference on “Managing Economic Crisis in East Asia”, organised jointly by the Saw Centre for Financial Studies, NUS Business School and the East Asian [...]
Energy Conservation in East Asia: Towards Greater Energy Security
Title: Energy Conservation in East Asia: Towards Greater Energy Security Editor(s)/Author(s): Elspeth THOMSON, Youngho CHANG & Jae-Seung LEE Year: 2011 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: As East and Southeast Asia continue to modernise and urbanise, their demand for energy will soar. Besides seeking to import fossil fuels from the Middle East, Africa, the Caspian Region, [...]China’s Industrial Development in the 21st Century
Title: China's Industrial Development in the 21st Century Editor(s)/Author(s): Mu YANG & Hong YU Year: 2011 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: This unique book intends to provide a focussed analysis of the main Chinese industrial sectors through case studies, data analyses and reviews of new state-initiated policies. In response to the global economic crisis in [...]
Political Parties, Party Systems and Democratization in East Asia
Title: Political Parties, Party Systems and Democratization in East Asia Editor(s)/Author(s): LYE Liang Fook & Wilhelm HOFMEISTER Year: 2011 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: Some fledging democracies in the world have encountered setbacks due to political parties trying to grapple with the expectations of sophisticated electorates and introducing gradual political reforms over the years. This [...]
APEC and the Rise of China
Title: APEC and the Rise of China Editor(s)/Author(s): HO Lok Sang & John WONG Year: 2011 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Abstract: Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China’s accession to the WTO in 2001. China’s economy is expanding rapidly, and has already passed Japan in 2010 to become the world’s second largest economy. [...]
