{"product_id":"economic-development-in-pacific-asia","title":"Economic Development in Pacific Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the period 1965 to 1990 East Asia was the world’s fastest growing region. \u003cem\u003eEconomic Development in Pacific Asia\u003c\/em\u003e provides illuminating, non-technical perspectives on key facets of the region’s economies. The text focuses on the eight countries which accounted for the majority of the economic growth: Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpirical evidence is used to provide a revealing, multi-dimensional statistical profile of the countries as well as the region as a whole. Rather than present a statistical history of each country, the text highlights the relative performance in terms of the variables which are studied within each chapter. Akhand and Gupta examine a range of popular topics including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe relative role of factors accumulation versus technology change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efactor price distribution and employment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrowth, poverty and income distribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Asian Crisis and corruption.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book examines topics rarely covered in the current economics literature such as urbanization, the gender gap and the digital divide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt provides an accessible and wide ranging assessment of the existing evidence and current arguments on East Asian economic development, and is a valuable addition to economists, policy makers and those interested in Asian economic affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236059599192,"sku":"9780415288682","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415288682_65a63016-0f99-467d-8c61-a51184e97b74.jpg?v=1777270534","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/economic-development-in-pacific-asia","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}