The Asia And Pacific Review

Download The Asia And Pacific Review full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online The Asia And Pacific Review ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010

Author : Shahid Akhtar
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 8132100840
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (321 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010 by : Shahid Akhtar

Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010 written by Shahid Akhtar and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Asia Pacific region.This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four sub-regional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key programs, enabling policies and regulation, education and capacity building, open source, and research and development initiatives, as well as ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across Asia Pacific.In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008

Author : Idrc,
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0761936742
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008 by : Idrc,

Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008 written by Idrc, and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Asia PacificThis third edition (2007-2008) covers 31 countries and economies, including North Korea for the first time. Each country chapter presents key ICT policies, applications and initiatives for national development. In addition, five thematic chapters provide a synthesis of some of the key issues in ICT4D in the region, including mobile and wireless technologies, risk communication, intellectual property regimes and localization.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.

Natural Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region

Author : James P. Terry
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862393394
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Natural Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region by : James P. Terry

Download or read book Natural Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region written by James P. Terry and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2012 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even a cursory glance at any map of the Asia-Pacific region makes a striking impression: in addition to the large continental landmass the region encompasses a truly vast expanse of ocean, dispersed over which are thousands of islands. Many might say that it could not be a worse time to live in this region. In the past few years we have experienced not only a number of devastating tsunamis (Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Japan), but should not forget either the seemingly endless list of other natural hazards such as tropical cyclones and typhoons, volcanic eruptions, river floods and wildfires, amongst numerous others.

By More Than Providence

Author : Michael J. Green
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231542720
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis By More Than Providence by : Michael J. Green

Download or read book By More Than Providence written by Michael J. Green and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after the American Revolution, ?certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material and cultural resources at stake there. Over the coming generations, the United States continued to ask how best to expand trade with the region and whether to partner with China, at the center of the continent, or Japan, looking toward the Pacific. Where should the United States draw its defensive line, and how should it export democratic principles? In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, Michael J. Green follows the development of U.S. strategic thinking toward East Asia, identifying recurring themes in American statecraft that reflect the nation's political philosophy and material realities. Drawing on archives, interviews, and his own experience in the Pentagon and White House, Green finds one overarching concern driving U.S. policy toward East Asia: a fear that a rival power might use the Pacific to isolate and threaten the United States and prevent the ocean from becoming a conduit for the westward free flow of trade, values, and forward defense. By More Than Providence works through these problems from the perspective of history's major strategists and statesmen, from Thomas Jefferson to Alfred Thayer Mahan and Henry Kissinger. It records the fate of their ideas as they collided with the realities of the Far East and adds clarity to America's stakes in the region, especially when compared with those of Europe and the Middle East.

Asia's New Battlefield

Author : Richard Javad Heydarian
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1783603151
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Asia's New Battlefield by : Richard Javad Heydarian

Download or read book Asia's New Battlefield written by Richard Javad Heydarian and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact, insightful book offers an up-to-the-minute guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American rivalry for hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region. It traces the decades-long evolution of Sino-American relations in Asia, and how this pivotal relationship has been central to prosperity and stability in one of the most dynamics regions of the world. It also looks at how middle powers – from Japan and Australia to India and South Korea – have joined the fray, trying to shape the trajectory of the territorial disputes in the Western Pacific, which can, in turn, alter the future of Asia – and ignite an international war that could re-configure the global order. The book examines how the maritime disputes have become a litmus test of China’s rise, whether it has and will be peaceful or not, and how smaller powers such as Vietnam and the Philippines have been resisting Beijing’s territorial ambitions. Drawing on extensive discussions and interviews with experts and policy-makers across the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights the growing geopolitical significance of the East and South China Sea disputes to the future of Asia – providing insights into how the so-called Pacific century will shape up.

Indo-Pacific Empire

Author : Rory Medcalf
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526150778
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Indo-Pacific Empire by : Rory Medcalf

Download or read book Indo-Pacific Empire written by Rory Medcalf and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why the idea of the Indo-Pacific is so strategically important and concludes with a strategy designed to help the West engage with Chinese power in the region in such a way as to avoid conflict.

Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific

Author : Carmela Lutmar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319785958
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific by : Carmela Lutmar

Download or read book Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific written by Carmela Lutmar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores theories of conflict and peacebuilding and applies them to case studies from the Asia Pacific region, seeking to shift attention to the inherency of conflict, the constant danger of re-emergence, and the need to establish mechanisms to resolve it. The authors argue that the central focus of peacebuilding should not be state-building per se, but rather the creation of effective mechanisms for peaceful resolution of both past and newly emerging conflicts. To do so, it is important to consider the entire process of creating peace, to contemplate the linkages between conflict, resolution, and post-conflict peacebuilding, rather than focus only on the period of institution-building.

Contest for the Indo-Pacific

Author : Rory Medcalf
Publisher : La Trobe University Press
ISBN 13 : 1743821042
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (438 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Contest for the Indo-Pacific by : Rory Medcalf

Download or read book Contest for the Indo-Pacific written by Rory Medcalf and published by La Trobe University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to the world's most contested region Updated edition covering the strategic impacts of Covid-19, China's economic coercion against Australia, the Afghanistan withdrawal, Joe Biden, the Quad and US-China rivalry. The Indo-Pacific is both a place and an idea. It is the region central to global prosperity and security. It is also a metaphor for collective action. If diplomacy fails, it will be the theatre of the first general war since 1945. But if its future can be secured, the Indo-Pacific will flourish as a shared space, the centre of gravity in a connected world. What we call different parts of the world - Asia, Europe, the Middle East - seems innocuous. But the name of a region is totemic- a mental map that guides the decisions of leaders and the story of international order, war and peace. In recent years, the label 'Indo-Pacific' has gained wide use, including among the leaders of the United States, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia and France. But what does it really mean? Written by a recognised expert and regional policy insider, Contest for the Indo-Pacific is the definitive guide to tensions in the region. It deftly weaves together history, geopolitics, cartography, military strategy, economics, games and propaganda to address a vital question- how can China's dominance be prevented without war? 'The complexities of our region can easily bewilder those used to the Manichaean simplicity of the Cold War. Rory Medcalf's book is an elegant, keenly insightful tour of the Indo-Pacific's strategic horizon.' -Malcolm Turnbull

International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific

Author : G. John Ikenberry
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231125909
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific by : G. John Ikenberry

Download or read book International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific written by G. John Ikenberry and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What tools will international relations theorists need to understand the complex relationship among China, Japan, and the United States as the three powers shape the economic and political future of this crucial region? Some of the best and most innovative scholars in international relations and Asian area studies gather here with the working premise that stability in the broader Asia-Pacific region is in large part a function of the behavior of, and relationships among, these three major powers.

Mediation in Contemporary Chinese Civil Justice

Author : Peter C.H. Chan
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004342397
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Mediation in Contemporary Chinese Civil Justice by : Peter C.H. Chan

Download or read book Mediation in Contemporary Chinese Civil Justice written by Peter C.H. Chan and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mediation in Contemporary Chinese Civil Justice, Peter Chan offers one of the most comprehensive analyses of the system of mediation of civil and commercial disputes in contemporary China. Based on extensive interviews with judges and a survey on in-court mediation covering 24 courts in China, the author seeks to answer a question that interests many legal scholars: Is it practically feasible for the mediation of civil disputes in China to take the shape of genuine alternative dispute resolution, rather than being used by the courts as a means to preserve social stability? The book looks beyond procedural rules and examines how judicial culture and beliefs shape the landscape of civil dispute resolution in China.

The International Politics of the Asia Pacific

Author : Michael Yahuda
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134620586
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The International Politics of the Asia Pacific by : Michael Yahuda

Download or read book The International Politics of the Asia Pacific written by Michael Yahuda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Michael Yahuda's extremely successful textbook introduces students to the international politics of the Asia Pacific region since 1945. The new edition is completely updated with contemporary coverage of the economic crises and includes new chapters on: the current role of East Asia in world affairs prospects post-2000 the strengths and weaknesses of US dominance and the challenge of other powers prospects for and implications of an East Asian economic recovery.

Handbook on Human Rights in China

Author : Sarah Biddulph
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786433680
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Handbook on Human Rights in China by : Sarah Biddulph

Download or read book Handbook on Human Rights in China written by Sarah Biddulph and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook gives a wide-ranging account of the theory and practice of human rights in China, viewed against international standards, and China’s international engagements around human rights. The Handbook is organised into the following sections: contested meanings; international dimensions; economic and social rights; civil and political rights; rights in/action and access to justice; political dimensions of human rights in Greater China; and new frontiers.

Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific

Author : Sorpong Peou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313382115
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific by : Sorpong Peou

Download or read book Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific written by Sorpong Peou and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrating that none of the various perspectives under review has emerged as the clear winner in the struggle for theoretical hegemony in security studies, this book shows that eclectic perspectives, like democratic realist institutionalism, can better explain peace and security in the Asian Pacific. The Asian Pacific has emerged as one of the most important regions in the world, causing scholars to pay increased attention to the various challenges, old and new, to peace and security there. Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive, critical review of the established theoretical perspectives relevant to contemporary peace and security studies in the light of recent experiences. Illuminating ongoing debates in the field, the book covers some 20 theoretical perspectives on peace and security in the Asian Pacific, including realist, liberal, socialist, peace and human security, constructivist, feminist, and nontraditional security studies. The first section of the book discusses perspectives in realist security studies, the second part covers perspectives critical of realism. The author's goal is to assess whether any of the perspectives found in nonrealist security studies are capable of undermining realism. His conclusion is that each theoretical perspective has its strengths and weaknesses, leaving eclecticism as the best way to understand the region's dynamics.

Trends in Asia Pacific Business and Management Research

Author : Chris Rowley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000547930
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Trends in Asia Pacific Business and Management Research by : Chris Rowley

Download or read book Trends in Asia Pacific Business and Management Research written by Chris Rowley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the review of literature on different themes related to business and management in the Asia Pacific context. All seven chapters included in this book explore the past, present and future of business and research. They cover diverse topics in the Asia Pacific context ranging from different ways of thinking to innovation implementation and efficiency, responsible tourism, internal marketing to leadership. This book will be useful for researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Business Review.

The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific

Author : Michael K. Connors
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136672427
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific by : Michael K. Connors

Download or read book The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific written by Michael K. Connors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-07-18 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new, fully updated second edition of The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific builds on its coherent framework for understanding the complex international and global politics of the Asia Pacific. The textbook provides an introductory guide for the main frameworks needed to understand the region (realism, liberalism, critical theory), which is reader-friendly while still offering sophisticated competing interpretations. Key content includes: the US in the Asia Pacific; China and Japan in the Asia Pacific; Southeast Asia in the Asia Pacific; India in the Asia Pacific; Russia in the Asia Pacific; Australia in the Asia Pacific; Europe in the Asia Pacific; globalization, regionalism and political economy; Asian values, democracy and human rights; transnational actors; region security order and the impact of terrorism on the region. A highly topical account, which provides an overview of the main actors, institutions and contemporary issues such as security, terrorism and transnational actors, the book is required reading for undergraduate students of Asian studies, international politics, and anyone interested in the region.

Business in Asia Pacific

Author : Sonia El Kahal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198782193
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (821 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Business in Asia Pacific by : Sonia El Kahal

Download or read book Business in Asia Pacific written by Sonia El Kahal and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of western business in the Asia Pacific region depends to a large degree on the capacity of western firms to learn new approaches to doing business in the region and to adopt new styles of management practice, business operations, and strategy. Business in Asia Pacific seeks to address this need by providing a useful insight into the international business opportunities and a guide to strategic management, decision-making, and business operations in the region in the wakeof the economic crisis of 1997. El Kahal brings together an account of the Asia Pacific business environment with an analysis of management styles and decision-making techniques. The book begins with an analysis of the Asian economic miracle and of the crisis of the late 1990s, including a country by country review of all the region's major economies in the aftermath of the crisis. Part II then goes on to investigate the socio-cultural bases of the Asia Pacific management environment, focusing in particular on the cases of Japan, South Korea, and China. This is followed by an analysis of post-crisis strategies for companies doing business in Asia Pacific and of the most effective ways of establishing markets in the region. The book concludes with an entire section of detailed case studies illustrating the experiences of a number of major multinationals in doing business in the region, including Daewoo, Wal-Mart, Nike, Land Rover, and Samsung. Using a variety of learning aids, including case materials, end of chapter review questions, and group project materials, Business in Asia Pacific helps the student to take a more active approach to studying this popular and important topic and as such will be invaluable reading for all students of business and management with an interest in this fast-growing region of the world economy.

Innovation in the Asia Pacific

Author : Thomas Clarke
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811058954
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Innovation in the Asia Pacific by : Thomas Clarke

Download or read book Innovation in the Asia Pacific written by Thomas Clarke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book promotes the creation of advanced knowledge-based economies driven by innovation networks and the continuous development of human capital and capability. It provides valuable insights into the growing emergence of knowledge-based industries of the Asia Pacific, and highlights research on: modes of creativity and innovation; intellectual property; the components of national innovation systems such as firms, education and training; knowledge and technical infrastructure; and public policy. The Asia Pacific region is currently in the process of transforming from being the manufacturing centre of the global economy to a centre of innovation for the knowledge economy, with the successful IPO of Alibaba in 2014 being a prime example of this shift. From a neo-Schumpeterian perspective, the region is increasingly engaged in shortening and intensifying cycles of innovation. The historic agreement at the Beijing APEC meeting between China and the US to radically reduce carbon emissions indicates that one imperative of this innovation is to contribute to sustainability. The fact that the US Government is moving away from this historic commitment, while the Chinese Government is endorsing the commitment, indicates an emerging opportunity for Asia to lead the world technologically in a vital industrial sector of the future.