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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823050203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-29060-8

1-134-29061-6

1-280-25193-X

9786610251933

0-203-48293-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

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