Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia´s Innovation Boom. Find out where the new innovation hot spots are, what the next consumer waves will be, and where to catch them Asia's innovation hot spots are fast emerging as first-choice destinations for bright, young entrepreneurs. From Taiwan to Singapore, technology center hubs are forming to rival the original Silicon Valley. "Startup Asia" gives you a close-up view into the key growth trends shaping entrepreneurship in China and India, plus the new frontier market of Vietnam.
The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order. By 2050 the world's three biggest economies will be China, India and the United States. The Economics Editor of the Sunday Times examines the implications - especially those for Britain, Europe and the USA.
Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia: Regional Power Strategies. This book examines Indian foreign policy and security relations in its eastern regional neighbourhood. Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia conducts an in-depth…
The Global Economic Crisis and East Asian Regionalism. The dramatic surge in regional integration schemes over the past two decades has been one of the most important developments in world politics. Virtually all countries are now members of at least one regional grouping. South Asia is no exception to this trend.
Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia. Regional cooperation in East Asia on various issue areas, such as emergency liquidity mechanisms in finance, the exponential growth of free trade agreements and policy coordination on the environment and public health, developed rapidly after the Asian Financial Crisis. A decade later, the global financial crisis offered a new opportunity for the nascent regional cooperation mechanisms to acquire new depth and meaning - this time, however, in a very different context due to the unfaltering rise of China.
Eastern Europe, Rusia and Central Asia 2013. Europa's comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, offering users expert analysis and commentary. Also includes up-to-date economic, socio-political and directory material.
A Pacifist State in a Hostile Region: Japan and Post-War Conflict in Southeast Asia. Specifically, it examines how Japan diplomatically responded to various conflicts in a region where it holds considerable political and especially economic sway. Documents from the Japanese archives, alongside other primary sources, are used to supplement existing knowledge and to showcase Japanese perspectives, while shedding light on Japanese foreign policy planning priorities and its particularistic notion of national security, as defined in largely economic term
Religions, Regionalism, and Globalization in Asia. Religion is a pervasive presence in Asia. Asia is the birthplace of religions and a site of religious tensions. Asia is also today the stage where efforts towards regional integration are happening. Asia is experiencing the impact of globalization. Is the multipliciity of religions a hindrance to regional integration? Have the secularizing features of globalization diminished the role of religion in the economy, politics and societies of Asia? What are the postitive and negative impacts of religion on development? Are religions in Asia objects or agents of globalization?
The Brics Report: A Study of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa with special focus on synergies and complementarities. Written by experts and scholars from BRICS countries, with the support of BRICS governments, this is the first study to reflect on the capabilities and synergies of these economies. The BRICS economies weathered the global economic crisis rather well. This study puts together the collective wisdom of their leading economic institutions, finance ministries, central banks, and research institutes
China´s and India´s Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat? The evidence in China's and India's Challenge to Latin America indicates that certain manufacturing and service industries in some countries have been negatively affected by Chinese and Indian competition in third markets and that LAC imports from China and India have been associated with modest unemployment and adjustment costs in manufacturing industries
Doing Business in China: How to Profit in the World´s Fastest Growing Market. Offers the definitive user-friendly handbook of tips and insights on the top opportunities in China, currently the world's fastest growing market, from selling and marketing techniques to laws, rules & regulations, pitfalls to avoid and much more
Chinese Business Etiquette: A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture in the People's Republic of China. East-West business is booming as thousands of people flock to China. The author, with 25 years of experience dealing with the Chinese, provides up-to-date advice on how to succeed, avoid gaffes, interpret behaviour and make positive impressions.