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UNINA9910818473703321 |
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Autore |
Noman Omar |
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Titolo |
Responsible development : vulnerable democracies, hunger and inequality / / Omar Noman |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-18075-X |
1-135-18076-8 |
1-282-59055-3 |
9786612590559 |
0-203-86406-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 94 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development projects - East Asia |
East Asia Economic conditions |
East Asia Social conditions |
East Asia Politics and government 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Prosperity and discontent; 1 Freedom and responsibility; 2 The Asian boom on the eve of the Great Recession; 3 Asia's hunger test; 4 The loss of egalitarian capitalism: The dangerous rise in inequality; 5 Damage control: Can Asia reduce environmental stress?; Part II Expansion of freedoms; 6 Investing in just democracies; 7 The end of 'Asian' values and the spread of democracy in south-east and north Asia; Part III Comparison of Asian development strategies |
8 Conflict and arrested development: Pakistan's divergence from eastern Asia9 Democratic India and authoritarian east Asia: Are economic and political systems converging?; 10 Responsible development in a vulnerable world; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Until the dramatic economic collapse of 1997, East Asia was the symbol of a successful market-led development strategy for Western governments, aid agencies and academics, despite underlying concerns about a lack of rights and freedoms. The crisis changed Asia and the |
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