Author : Chung Tan
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 19,11 MB
Release : 2009-02
Category : China
ISBN : 1843317796
This comparative study by Chinese social scientists of the Chinese and Indian development experiences over six decades of independent nationhood is witness to the fact that China and India are now looking at each other directly in search of a win-win partnership as both countries transform themselves into economic powerhouses.
Author : Tom Plate
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2013-03-15
Category :
ISBN : 9814435678
Political genius is never without controversy, or without mystery. This is what makes it so interesting and so rare. Is Lee Kuan Yew the feral, authoritarian figure that Western critics claim? Or a stoic pioneer in new approaches to developing a nation—uncorrupt, modern, almost scientific? American journalist Tom Plate first interviewed the founder of modern Singapore in 1996 in a continuing back-and-forth with LKY that led to the summer of 2009, when the former prime minister agreed to sit down for two days of unprecedentedly informal but intense conversations that led to this special book.This new edition includes fascinating excerpts from prior interviews, as well as the author’s assessment of the man who goes down in history as the world’s longest-serving prime minister—and as one of the most unforgettable political figures of modern times. “You have done a superb job of capturing the many facets of this extraordinary man...." - Dr Henry A. Kissinger on Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew.
Author : E. Friedman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 28,98 MB
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1403978298
This edited volume reconsiders the conventional wisdom, which argues that comparative performance (in economic, social, political, as well as diplomatic arenas) of China has been superior to that of India. The book brings together 'new paradigms' for evaluating the comparative performance of two countries. Essays show that if not outright wrong, conventional wisdom has proven to be overly simplified. The book brings out the complexity and richness of the India-China comparison.
Author : Tom Plate
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9814408832
Only eight people have been privileged to hold the job of Secretary General since the United Nations’ founding in 1945. And only one of them has ever told the inside story of the UN while still holding that special office. That man is Ban Ki-moon, the veteran diplomat and former star foreign minister of South Korea now in his second term as “SG”. Because he understands that the UN is in crisis – and because he fears the reasons for this are not widely understood – he believes it is time to unveil the truth about the organization and explain why its failure would be a catastrophe. The result, via unprecedented conversations with American journalist Tom Plate, is a deeply revealing book about the kinds of issues and challenges whose resolutions (or lack thereof) will in fact determine the future of the world.
Author : Alice Hoffenberg Amsden
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195076035
South Korea has been quietly growing into a major economic force, even challenging Japan in some industries. This growth may be seen as an example of "late industrialization" and this book discusses this point.
Author : Dietmar Rothermund
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Synopsis: This collection features Dunbar's (1872-1906) previously unpublished dramatic works, short stories, essays, and poems-approximately 75 works in six genres. The dramatic works include plays, musicals, and musical lyrics and fragments. The essays discuss Dickens and Thackeray, England from the Black perspective, black life and society in Washington, higher education, plagiarism, the literary portrayal of black people, and Booker T. Washington. A chronology is included.-Annotation c. Book News, Inc.
Author : Tom Plate
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 981434687X
He began his professional career as a family physician but wound up prescribing innovative political medicines for the entire nation that remain controversial even today. Was he exactly the bold and fearless policy doctor that the troubled body politic of Malaysia needed? Or was he just another mendacious mediocrity with a record of persistent misdiagnoses, phony remedies and self-serving justifications? Only history’s judgment can offer the final verdict but Dr Mahathir himself is in no doubt. In a riveting series of unprecedented conversations, Malaysia’s most famous former prime minister reveals to American journalist and author Tom Plate a panoramic panoply of views on governing, on Islam, on Jews, on the West and on Malays that are striking in historical sweep and contemporary relevance.
Author : Jacob Shell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0393247775
“No one who loves elephants or how humans interact with wildlife should pass up Jacob Shell’s remarkable book.” —Dan Flores, author of Coyote America Giants of the Monsoon Forest journeys deep into the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India to explore the world of teak logging elephants and their intriguing alliance with humans. Jacob Shell’s narrative vividly depicts elephants’ extraordinary intelligence, and the complicated bond with individual human riders, a partnership that can last for decades. Giants of the Monsoon Forest reveals an unexpected relationship between evolution in the natural world and political struggles in the human one, while considering how Asia’s secret forest culture might offer a way to help protect the fragile spaces both elephants and humans need to survive.
Author : Drew Middleton
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 19,10 MB
Release : 1978
Category : China
ISBN : 9780684157856
In an interview with CBS News, author Drew Middleton discussses the historic relationship between China and Russia and indicates that a future war between the two Communist giants is "probable." Ancient enmities are stronger than a common ideology, he says -- Publisher.
Author : Alice H. Amsden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 15,37 MB
Release : 1989-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199743606
South Korea has been quietly growing into a major economic force that is even challenging some Japanese industries. This timely book examines South Korean growth as an example of "late industrialization," a process in which a nation's industries learn from earlier innovator nations, rather than innovate themselves. Discussing state intervention, shop floor management, and big business groups, Amsden explores the reasons for South Korea's phenomenal growth, paying special attention to the principle of reciprocity in which the government imposes strict performance standards on those industries and companies that it aids. She thereby shows how South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan were able to grow faster than other emerging nations such as Brazil, Turkey, India, and Mexico. With its new insights, Asia's Next Giant is essential reading for anyone concerned with global competition and the world economy.
