{"product_id":"economic-development-in-pacific-asia-9780415288675","title":"Economic Development in Pacific Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hafiz Akhand | Kanhaya Gupta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Development - Economic Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cli\u003ethe relative role of factors accumulation versus technology change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efactor price distribution and employment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003egrowth, poverty and income distribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Asian Crisis and corruption.\u003c\/li\u003e \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":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46892344705175,"sku":"9780415288675","price":17766.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415288675.webp?v=1770280697","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/economic-development-in-pacific-asia-9780415288675","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}