Based on previously unpublished archival records, this book studies the origins of Hong Kong's post war rise to global prominence. It explores the expansion of the gold market, stock market, banking system, foreign exchange market, and insurance in the years 1945-1965.
This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the development of Hong Kong, the impact of financial regulation and, more broadly, the role of financial centres in the international economy in the post war period.

This work represents an objective study of Japanese economics since 1945 based on statistical data and analysis. It represents a concise summary of Japanese economics in both the academy and policy making. Its international comparative approach considers Japanese economics in relation to that in America and Korea. It reveals that in the years following World War II, economists in Japan were involved in several fields: not only mathematical economic but also non-mathematical, policy argument and historical research. Japanese economics is proven to have been influential on the international...

This book investigates the working of the capital and labour markets in Japan both theoretically and empirically. The working of the two factor markets - capital and labour - affects the Japanese economy and its firms. Both markets contribute to production, and production is more efficient when these two markets function well. The supply-demand relationships (of labour and capital input) determine the outcome of markets. This book investigates whether or not the function of these markets has been efficient in the past, to enhance the competitive power of the Japanese economy, and what changes...

This volume showcases research by a team of international scholars into the economic development of the Asia Pacific region. A geographically and historically diverse range of case studies assess core elements, such as industrialization, markets, education and banking, that are woven inextricably through the economic history of the region.

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.
This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore suitable for both those who require an introduction to the field and those with an existing interest in China and the World Trade Organization.

The economic impact of barriers to world trade and investment in services has been thought impossible to measure. As a consequence, significant global policy initiatives such as the General Agreement on Trade in Services have been concluded in an information void. This book challenges the view that impediments to services trade cannot be quantified, detailing how these barriers can be measured and their significance estimated. It contains studies measuring impediments to trade and investment in a variety of sectors, including telecommunications, finance, shipping, education and air...

This volume provides a detailed up-to-date analysis of the strategic issues and policy options of China's accession to the WTO. Quantitative analysis demonstrates how tariff reduction resulting from China's accession to the WTO will benefit the Chinese economy as well as the rest of the world. The book argues that there is no single trade policy initiative likely to result in larger gains in international trade in the foreseeable future than China's accession to the WTO.

This book sheds light on the real experiences of women in different societies, exploring the impact of globalization through the changing nature of the labour of women. A comprehensive survey of women and work is provided by using case studies and empirical data collected from throughout Asia: Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and China, but also including an analysis of Asian immigrants working in the US.
This book is an invaluable resource, accessible to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of women's studies, labour relations, international...

The four Asian dragon economies have been widely studied in the 1990s, as investigations seek to disclose the secret of their rapid growth. Despite this, it is still unclear why other economies which shared the features of the East Asian countries have failed to develop with such speed and success. Taking a conceptual approach, this book studies the economic development of the four East Asian economies since 1950. The author summarizes and reconsiders many of the arguments and findings that supported and explained the economic miracles of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea,...

Paradoxically, Japan provides massive amounts of development aid to China, despite Japan's clear perception of China as an important competitor in the Asia-Pacific region. This book provides an overview of the way Japan's aid to China has developed since 1979, explains the shifts that have taken place in Japan's China policy in the 1990s against the background of international changes and domestic changes in both countries, and offers new insights into the way Japanese aid policy-making functions, thereby providing an alternative view of Japanese policy making that might be applied to other...