Binding: Paperback
Description: Now available in paperback the Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Economics offers new insights into the rapidly developing economies of Southeast Asia. Despite widespread initial deprivation Southeast Asia has achieved and sustained a remarkable rate of growth in the course of which tens of millions have successfully escaped severe poverty. Though the economies of the region vary in many dimensions integration into the wider East Asian network of production and trade is a notable common feature one that continues a centuries - long history of engagement with global trade. A second striking feature is the pace and extent of transformation in the structure of production and in sources of household income in the region which has undergone remarkably rapid industrialization and urban growth. However the search for sustained and sustainable growth through and beyond middle - income continues to confront pressing economic and policy challenges. This Handbook offers a timely and comprehensive overview of Southeast Asian economic development. Organized according to the logic of chronological and thematic unity it is structured in these parts: Growth and development over the long term Food agriculture and natural resources Trade investment and industrialization Population labor and human capital Poverty and political economy Twenty - first - century challenges This original Handbook written by experts in their fields is unique in the breadth and depth of its coverage. Its forward - looking perspective renders it relevant both now and in the future. This advanced - level reference work will be essential reading for students researchers and scholars of Asian Studies Economics and Southeast Asian Studies.
Title: Routledge Handbook Of Southeast Asian Economics
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138313293
Pages: 440 Pages, 97 Tables, Black And White; 112 Line Drawings, Black And White; 112 Illustrations, Black
Publication Date: 6/26/2018
Category: Regional Geography