International economic development : leading issues and challenges / edited by Fu Lai Tony Yu, Wai Kee Yuen and Diana S. Kwan.

"Written by experts in their respective areas, this book is a review of theories, policies and empirical evidences on important topics in global economic development. The book is both a teaching tool and a handbook in development economics. The volume compiled 13 articles on contemporary issues...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Yu, Fu-Lai Tony, 1950- (Editor), Yuen, Wai Kee (Editor), Kwan, Diana S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Series:Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 127.
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Table of Contents:
  • Editors' introduction
  • World financial crises and government regulations / Gary Moon Cheung Shiu and Kin-Ming Wong
  • China and the world economic order / Wai Kee Yuen and Joe Fuk Kin Wong
  • Globalization and the role of multinational corporations / Paul K.C. Shum, Raymond W.M. Yeung, Joe Fuk Kin Wong and Wai Kee Yuen
  • Technological catching-up in east asia / Mei Chih Hu
  • Pirate production, intellectual property and informal sector in developing economies / Simon Chien-Yuan Chen
  • Economic freedom and economic development / Kai Yin Woo and Alan Chan
  • Religion, culture and global conflicts / Diana S. Kwan and Fu-Lai Tony Yu
  • Social development and health : literacy, human trafficking, AIDS and drug abuse / Jia-Huey Lin and Yu-Chen Kuo
  • Energy sources, environmental protection and sustainable development / Rita Yi Man Li
  • Reducing world's income inequality / Che Cheong Poon and Richard Cheung Lam
  • The role of intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations / Ho-Don Yan
  • Happiness and well-being / Wai Kee Yuen, Mark Greene and Wan Ling Chu.