Pacific Asia Contributor(s): Drakakis-Smith, David W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415069858 ISBN-13: 9780415069854 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1991 Annotation: Pacific Asia, from Burma to Papua New Guinea to Japan, is a new name for a region which no longer looks to the West for geographical definition. It is the most dynamic and productive region in the developing world, the result of an economic explosion fueled by the industrial activity of the "four little tigers" of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Pacific Asia is where the Green Revolution began, where there are more women in factory work than anywhere else, and where socialism predominates more than in any other region of the Third World. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 330.959 |
LCCN: 91010872 |
Lexile Measure: 1450 |
Series: Educational Management Series |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.68 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 region. |