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Manufacturing Enterprise in Asia
Issues relating to the size of manufacturing firms are central to the discussion of development strategies.
Publication Date
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Strengthening Rural Livelihoods: The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies in Asia
Strengthening Rural Livelihoods provides a useful and balanced review of the influence that mobile phones and the Internet can have on supporting the livelihoods of rural people, and particularly farmers in Asia.
Publication DateTuesday, September 20, 2011 -
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Habitat et environnement urbain au Viet-Nam: Hanoi et Hô Chi Minh-Ville
With an annual income of approximately $200 US per capita, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is one of the world’s poorest countries.
Publication DateMonday, September 1, 1997 -
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Canada and Missions for Peace: Lessons from Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia
The end of the Cold War was to usher in a new era of international peace and security. Instead, new types of conflicts have emerged and the international community has had to react quickly.
Publication DateThursday, January 1, 1998 -
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Multinationals and East Asian Integration
In Multinationals and East Asian Integration, leading Asian economists examine the role of foreign private-sector firms, especially from Japan and the United States, in the recent and rapid economic growth and integration in East Asia.
Publication DateWednesday, January 1, 1997 -
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Development Cooperation in a Fractured Global Order: An Arduous Transition
The turbulence the world is experiencing approaching the 21st century is not just because of the end of the Cold War, the end of a Golden Age, or the beginning of the Information Revolution.
Publication DateFriday, January 1, 1999 -
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Indonesia's Fires and Haze: The Cost of Catastrophe (with a 2006 update)
From September to November of 1997, raging fires in Indonesia pumped enough smoke into the air to blanket the entire region in haze, reaching as far north as southern Thailand and the Philippines, with Malaysia and Singapore being particularly aff
Publication DateFriday, January 1, 1999 -
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Large Mines and the Community: Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain
For centuries, communities have been founded or shaped based upon their access to natural resources and today, in our globalizing world, major natural resource developments are spreading to more remote areas.
Publication DateMonday, January 1, 2001 -
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Ageing and Long-Term Care: National Policies in the Asia-Pacific
The case studies in this book focus on the emergence, extent, and nature of national policies on ageing and associated strategies to address long-term care needs.
Publication DateTuesday, January 1, 2002 -
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Tracking Gender Equity under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in South Asia
By expanding the existing set of indicators to include gender-related stress, anxiety, and violence, this book introduces a new framework for gender research.
Publication DateWednesday, January 1, 2003