כניסה עם גוגל
כניסה עם פייסבוק
Modern South Asia : history, culture, political economy / Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal.
Sugata Bose 1956-
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שפה נוכחית
Pacific Asia
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
Pacific Asia - from Burma to Papua New Guinea to Japan - is the most dynamic and productive region in the developing world, the result of an economic explosion fuelled by industrial activity. This is where the Green Revolution began, where more women are employed in factory work than anywhere alse; the region is also the most predominately socialist in the Third World. David W. Smith assesses Pacific Asia both in terms of its historical development and the present global system, placing general development issues in their local contexts. The book will be an invaluable introduction to the regio
| כותר |
Pacific Asia / David Drakakis-Smith. |
|---|---|
| מהדורה |
1st ed. |
| מוציא לאור |
London New York : Routledge |
| שנה |
1992 |
| הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-217) and index. English |
| הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Book Cover Title Contents List of plates List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Introduction: the regional character Pacific Asia in its global setting Key ideas An historical geography of Pacific Asia The pre-colonial period Case study A: Angkor, Cambodia a pre-colonial empire Mercantile colonialism Industrial colonialism Case study B: Vietnam colonialism and its impact Late colonialism The colonial legacy Physical and human resource management: Malaysia and Papua New Guinea Non-agricultural resource exploitation: some background considerations Case study C: Papua New Guinea Ok Tedi bares its soulMalaysia: some environmental impacts of non-agricultural exploitation resource Case study D: At loggerheads in Sarawak Papua New Guinea: the fusion of physical and human resource exploitation and reaction Human resource potential: exploitation or realization? Case study E: Hong Kong not so fragrant harbour Case study F: Water and health Rural and regional development Explaining spatial inequality Case study G: Food dependency Policies for rural and regional development Case study H: Malaysia winners and losers in the green revolutionIntegrated rural development Thailand: regional imbalance and rural poverty Vietnam: reunification, rural and regional development South Korea: growth and equity Conclusions: a comparison of Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea Population growth and mobility Case study I: Singapore and Malaysia family planning in reverse Population movements in Pacific Asia Case study J: Hong Kong urban or international migration Indonesian population movements Ethnic plurality and development in Malaysia Case study K: Burma an ethnic kaleidoscopeFrom Malacca to Malaysia: the evolution of the modern state Years of illusion: 1957 to 1970 Years of disillusion: the New Economic Policy since 1970 Conclusion: present and future problems for Malaysia Industrialization and the four little tigers Pacific Asia's four little tigers A Pacific Asian model for industrial development Case study L: Guangdong Pacific Asia's fifth tiger Social change and economic growth Case study M: Domestic workers in the Philippines garment industries Urbanization and urban planning in Hong KongPost-colonial trends in economic and urban growth The evolution of contemporary Hong Kong Urban transportation Case study N: Singapore incorporation of the bus system Case study O: Kuala Lumpur the rise of the minibus Planning for the city-region Gender and development: migration, urbanization and industrialization in Taiwan The evolution of gender roles in development Women's work in the city: some theoretical ideas Case study P: Women's work patterns in Filipino cities Women in the workforce in Pacific Asia Case study Q: From traditionalism to socialism women and rapid change in Laos |
| סדרה |
Routledge introductions to development |
| היקף החומר |
1 online resource (237 p.) |
| שפה |
אנגלית |
| מספר מערכת |
997010708063605171 |
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