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Palgrave Infrastructure and Productivity in Asia Political Financial Physical and Intellectual Underpinnings by J. Kidd, F. Richter
There is a feeling that Asia is at a crossroad, and is facing a new crisis. The earlier crisis of 1997/98 showed that effective systems were missing. Afterwards governments, foreign investors and foreign managers initiated more holistic infrastructures, but corruption, poorly connecting systems, and a lack of transparent management have ensured that these are under performing. In this book well-informed authors offer insights on Asia's political, educational and physical infrastructures, and indicate the routes leading to better integrated futures._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
List of Tables List of Figures Foreword; E.Salim Notes on the Contributors PART 1: INFRASTRUCTURE, SYSTEMS AND EDUCATION Infrastructure and its 'Sticky' Interconnections: Perspectives from Asia; J.B.Kidd & F-J.Richter The Role of Human Capital and Intelligence in the Economic Development of the Asian Economies; R.Lynn & T.Vanhanen Knowledge Resources in Korea: Understanding Korea's Business System and Capitalism; C-J.Choi PART 2: GOVERNANCE AND THE NEW DYNAMICS Infrastructure and Productivity in Asia; R-A.Singh, E-C.Phuah & H.Kaur The Dynamics of Large Asian Corporate and Family Conglomerates; A.Mirza The Business Costs of Terrorism and its Impact on Doing Business in Asia; N.Srinivasan Improving Road Administration In The Asia-Pacific Region: Some Lessons From Experience; C.Wescott PART 3: FOCUSED EXAMPLES OF INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES How to Attract Foreign Direct Investment: The Korean Approach; T.Tuharski & J.Barron Marketing and Communication Infrastructures Enable Proactivity and Responsiveness; R.Hirt PART 4: A FUTURE SCENARIO? The Leadership Dimension: Developing Human Capital in Asia; J.Alexander & M.Jenkins Infrastructures: the Difficulty of Forecasting; J.B.Kidd & F-J.Richter Index_x000D_