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Critically Capitalist

The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea

By Bohyeong Kim
Subjects: Economics, Economic Theory, Asian Studies, Korea, Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Cultural Studies
Series: Perspectives on Contemporary Korea

An ethnography of South Korea’s lay investors and aspiring millionaires that demonstrates how South Korea’s capitalism thrives on its critiques

The Postdevelopmental State

Dilemmas of Economic Democratization in Contemporary South Korea

By Jamie Doucette
Subjects: Asian Studies, Korea, History, Labor History, Economics, Economic Theory
Series: Perspectives on Contemporary Korea

Examining the struggle to align high-growth economic models with the egalitarian promises of democracy

Governing and Ruling

The Political Logic of Taxation in China

By Changdong Zhang
Subjects: Political Science, Asian Studies, China, Economics
Series: China Understandings Today

Studies how the Chinese Communist Party uses and reforms its taxation institution to promote economic growth and governance quality while limits the emerging capitalists' political demand

Economic Exchange and Social Interaction in Southeast Asia

Perspectives from Prehistory, History, and Ethnography

Edited by Karl Hutterer
Subjects: Asian Studies, South/Southeast Asia, Economics, International Economics, Sociology
Series: Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia

Uncovers patterns of social interaction made visible through scenarios of economic exchange

Nourish the People

The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850

By Pierre-Etienne Will, R. Bin Wong, and R. Bin Wong
Subjects: History, American Religious History, Economics, International Economics, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

An exhaustive analysis of the Chinese state civilian granary system by a team of scholars

Industry at the Crossroads

Edited by Robert Cole
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, Economics, History of Economic Thought
Series: Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies

Proceedings from the second U.S.-Japan Automotive Conference, 1982

The American and Japanese Auto Industries in Transition

Report of the Joint U.S.–Japan Automotive Study

Edited by Robert Cole & Taizo Yakushiji
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, History, Asian and Southeast Asian History, Economics, History of Economic Thought, Mathematics and Engineering

A History of Japan’s Government-Business Relationship

The Passenger Car Industry

By Phyllis Genther
Subjects: History, Asian and Southeast Asian History, Business, Economics, History of Economic Thought, Asian Studies, Japan
Series: Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies

Examines the interactions between Japan's government and passenger car industry as it traces the development of the industry from its origins in the early 1900s.

Automobiles and the Future

Competition, Cooperation, and Change

Edited by Robert Cole
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, Economics, History of Economic Thought
Series: Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies

Proceedings from the third U.S.-Japan Automotive Conference, 1983

China’s Allocation of Fixed Capital Investment, 1952–1957

By Chu-yuan Cheng
Subjects: Economics, International Economics, Political Science, Political Economy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

The Japanese Automotive Industry

Model and Challenge for the Future?

Edited by Robert Cole
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, Economics, History of Economic Thought
Series: Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies

Proceedings from the first U.S.-Japan Automotive Conference, 1981

Investing in the Homeland

Migration, Social Ties, and Foreign Firms

By Benjamin A.T. Graham
Subjects: Political Science, Political Economy, Economics, Development, European Studies, Asian Studies, Diaspora Studies
Series: Michigan Studies in International Political Economy

Diaspora-affiliated firms that invest in the homeland are more successful than other foreign firms, but are equally socially irresponsible.

Governance and Foreign Investment in China, India, and Taiwan

Credibility, Flexibility, and International Business

By Yu Zheng
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Economics, International Economics, Comparative Politics, Asian Studies
Series: Michigan Studies in International Political Economy

The type of government and the interplay of macro- and microlevel political institutions affect a country’s ability to attract foreign investment

The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia

A Four-Country Comparative Study

Edited by Albert Isaac Hermalin
Subjects: Economics, Labor, Health, and Educational Economics, Asian Studies, Sociology, Health & Medicine, Health Policy & Management

Examines the effects of social and economic change on the aging populations of Asia

Growing Apart

Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria

By Peter Lewis
Subjects: Political Science, Comparative Politics, African Studies, Asian Studies, Economics, Development
Series: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in Comparative Politics

The story of how oil—and oil money—transformed political life in two major producer-nations

Harvesting Development

The Construction of Fresh Food Markets in Papua New Guinea

By Karl Benediktsson
Subjects: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Economics, System -- Development

An examination of the global-local tension evident in much work on development issues through the example of fresh food markets in Papua New Guinea

Issues and Options for U.S.-Japan Trade Policies

By Robert Mitchell Stern
Subjects: Economics, Asian Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Law
Series: Studies in International Economics

Addresses the central negotiating issues involving the trade policies and relations between the United States and Japan

Banking on Stability

Japan and the Cross-Pacific Dynamics of International Financial Crisis Management

By Saori N. Katada
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Economics, International Economics, Political Economy, Asian Studies

An exploration of Japanese involvement in the resolution of international financial crises

How to Enter China

Choices and Lessons

By Yadong Luo
Subjects: Economics, International Economics, Business, Asian Studies

Important lessons for international managers on entering the Chinese economy

Lessons from East Asia

Edited by Danny M Leipziger
Subjects: Economics, International Economics, Asian Studies, Political Science, Comparative Politics, System -- Development
Series: Studies in International Economics

Case studies, success stories, and cross-country essays on public policy in East Asian economies

Economics of Forestry and Rural Development

An Empirical Introduction from Asia

Edited by William F. Hyde & Gregory Scott Amacher
Subjects: Economics, System -- Development, International Economics, Asian Studies, Nature/Environment, Natural Resources

An empirical overview of social forestry in Asia and how it relates to community development and household behavior

Institutions and Investments

Foreign Direct Investment in China during an Era of Reforms

By Jun Fu
Subjects: Economics, International Economics, Asian Studies, Business, Law
Series: Studies in International Economics

Provides an in-depth look at how China's financial institutions interact with foreign investment

Growth Recurring

Economic Change in World History

By Eric Lionel Jones
Subjects: Economics, System -- Development, International Economics, History, Asian Studies
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

An affordable new edition intended for course use

Swallows and Settlers

The Great Migration from North China to Manchuria

By Thomas Gottschang & Diana Lary
Subjects: History, American Religious History, Sociology, Economics, Labor, Health, and Educational Economics, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

Presents both statistical analysis and the perspectives of individual migrants and their families on one of the largest migrations in the world

Culture and Economy

The Shaping of Capitalism in Eastern Asia

Edited by Timothy Brook & Hy V. Luong
Subjects: Anthropology, History, Asian Studies, Economics

Shows how rapid expansion of capitalism in Eastern Asia constitutes a challenge to Western social theory

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