1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458004803321

Titolo

Unemployment in Asia / / edited by John Benson and Ying Zhu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-29061-6

1-280-25193-X

9786610251933

0-203-48293-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 58

Classificazione

83.61

Altri autori (Persone)

BensonJohn <1948->

ZhuYing, Ph. D.

Disciplina

331.13/795

Soggetti

Unemployment - Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figures; Contributors; Preface; 1 Unemployment in Asia; 2 Globalisation and unemployment; 3 Unemployment in Japan; 4 Unemployment and labour markets in South Korea; 5 Unemployment in Taiwan; 6 Unemployment in the People's Republic of China; 7 The impact of economic reforms on unemployment in Indonesia; 8 Malaysia; 9 Unemployment in Thailand; 10 Economic reform and unemployment in Vietnam; 11 Unemployment in Asia; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The rate of economic change in East Asia over the past two decades has been astounding. High levels of growth have been experienced by a number of the region's developing economies, centralized systems have developed large market sectors, Japan has suffered a prolonged downturn and the 1997 crisis plunged the region into economic turmoil.This volume presents an in-depth analysis of the effects of these changes on employment in the region. Chapters are devoted to market restructuring in China and Vietnam, the Asian crisis and recovery, and Japan's business doldrums. The unique



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459524903321

Autore

Imani Nikitah Okembe-RA

Titolo

Head games [[electronic resource] ] : de-colonizing the psychotherapeutic process / / Nikitah Okembe-RA Imani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2011

ISBN

1-283-21368-0

9786613213686

0-7618-5174-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/14

616.8914

616.89147

Soggetti

Psychotherapy

Colonization - Psychological aspects

Psychiatry, Transcultural

Ethnopsychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter One. Virtual Reality; Chapter Two. "Mind-Space"; Chapter Three. Simulation; Chapter Four. The Patient as "Object"; Chapter Five. Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter Six. "De-Brief" and "Hack"; Chapter Seven. Taking the Helmet Off; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book is focused on the way in which ethnocentrism and cultural bias can impact public health, and in this case, psychotherapeutic process. It examines a family therapy program being run by a major public university, tied to the criminal justice system and the educational establishment.