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The Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress have in common many of the characteristics of democratic institutions, similarities that can be seen in the way the two legislative bodies are constituted, in what they do, and in how they do it. At the same time,...

In this groundbreaking volume, one of Japan's most insightful contemporary labor analysts assesses the ?light and shadow? of Japanese-style management, explaining why Japanese employees have stood apart from workers in other industrialized countries...

This book traces the history of the Japanese, exploring their traditions, continuity, and cultural heritage. It reflects on Japan as a nation in historical transition, envisioning a postindustrial future filled with friction and promise.Book...

This book contains the most complete set of the Chinese national income and its components based on system of national accounts. It points out some fundamental issues concerning the estimation of China's national income and it is intended to the students...

Manpower-qualified, experienced, and in adequate supply-is considered by many to be the keystone of the U.S. capability to deter or wage war. But can the all-volunteer force (AVF) continue to attract and retain the quantity and quality of active and...

Mao Tse-tung has dominated the Chinese domestic scene for well over four decades now. Ever since the 1935 Tsunyi Conference, he has been successful in asserting his leadership over the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army-the two main...

Confining itself to the ancient and traditional state which ended constitutionally in 1912, this book aims to provide an introduction to the history of China. In dealing with Chinese history since the abdication in that year of the last Ch'ing emperor, a...

In February 1978, the post-Mao leadership revealed an ambitious ten-year program (1976-1985) with a $600 million capital outlay, aimed at propelling China into the front ranks of the industrialized nations by the year 2000 through the modernization of...

This up-to-date textbook reviews China's foreign policy goals since the PRC's active reemergence in world affairs following the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1969. Drawing on original sources and firsthand experience, as well as on a broad academic...

This book provides a broad, interdisciplinary overview of the major facets of Indonesia's contemporary agricultural and rural development, while exploring the macro and micro factors that account for uneven development patterns. In assessing the rate and...

This project had origins in 1987 in communication between Yutaka Yoshioka, Chairman, Japan International Agricultural Council, and Kenneth Farrell, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, the University of California-Berkeley. Projects were...

This book provides a brief overview of events in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since mid-1981. It includes essays that focus on underlying trends and key issues in the PRC and the island of Taiwan. The book is useful for business executives,...

This book traces the historical role of China in the grain trade; analyzes the impact of economic and political variables on production, consumption, and trade; and discusses alternative scenarios for China's future levels of trade. .Book InformationISBN...

This book is a revised version of the doctoral thesis I presented to the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 1977. It is basically an attempt to study the religious, cultural and political significance of Buddhism in late...

India Briefing, 1989 is the third in a series of annual assessments of key events and issues in Indian affairs prepared by the Contemporary Affairs Department of The Asia Society. It covers the year's developments in Indian politics, foreign policy, and...

This second volume in the series of annual assessments of key events and trends in Indian affairs offers an overview of Indian politics, economy, and foreign relations in 1987. It thoroughly examines important topics in Indian life, national security,...

This book describes the countries of South Asia, and examines the reason for their successes and failures. It addresses the interrelationships among the states in the region and their roles in the international system, and discusses the political...

This book focuses on the political economy of the environment in Asia, examining the economic and political forces that have generated the problems, the political efforts to find solutions, and the economic and political contexts of proposed solutions...

China Briefing, 1987 reviews the events and trends of the year 1987 in foreign relations, domestic politics, the economy, foreign investment and technology transfer, defense, and culture. It is essential reading for travelers bound for China, business...

This book aims to contribute to the debate on 'authoritarian resilience' with empirical studies from a range of perspectives, including regime support, nationalism, environmental movement, ethnic conflicts and internet management. The chapters in this...

The rise of China has reconstituted the regional identity in Asia as well as the lens through which understanding of China and self-understanding are no longer separate processes intellectually. China scholarship in South and Southeast Asia necessarily...

Motivated by on-the-ground experiences during Indonesia's period of political turmoil in the early 2000s following the collapse of the Suharto regime, this book systematically explains the structure of the Suharto regime while revealing its political...

Presented through an investigation of Sengoku Japan and Republican China, this book proposes an innovative explanation of state formation that focuses on ideational and geographic factors.This study addresses the question; why are some collapsed states...

Within the larger context of bitter ethnic strife in Sri Lanka, this timely volume assembles a multidisciplinary group of scholars to explore the central issue of Tamil identity in this South Asian country. Bringing historical, sociological, political,...

The Reagan administration has indicated clearly that the United States will reassert its strategic presence in Asia and the Pacific at levels not equalled since the close of the Vietnam conflict. The implications of this policy bear careful examination...

Analyzing Indian women's groups as one sector of a complex of new grass-roots, non-party political movements, Dr. Caiman considers why and how a women's movement evolved in India when it did. She describes the nature, origins, and meanings of the...

Dr. White formulates four major alternatives for U.S. policy toward South Korea, reflecting the spectrum of options available and ranging from disengagement to continued support, encouragement of peaceful unification with the north, and legitimization of...

The educational system in China's Yanbian Prefecture presents a relatively successful model for Korean ethnic education. Koreans in China have a much higher percentage of literacy and middle school and college graduation than the national average or any...

This book explores the issue of abortion and women's rights in contemporary China. With a vast population, China's government has pursued controversial policies, such as the One Child Policy, in the past. Today, a rapidly urbanizing society is aging...

This definitive and most detail work ever to have been published, devoted exclusively to the chemistry and biology of chlorinated insecticides, comes from the authoritative pen of a leading investigator in this field. It should serve for many years to...

This book addresses the politics of China's technological modernization, the institutional structure of technological research, and the purchase of foreign technology. It also addresses the growth potential of China's critical energy sector and the...

This book presents texts of stone inscriptions that reflect some aspects of Fukienese history, including the creation of irrigated farmland, improvement of communications, overseas trade and migration, strong clan ties, religious activities, government...

In this book, the author presents the first up-to-date and comprehensive study of the politics and economics of Indonesia's oil, and emphasizes the importance of oil to the country's economic development. She considers the dilemmas facing Indonesia...

This book deals with important issues in China's financial reform, such as the central bank and monetary policies, banking and non-banking financial institutions, and corporate governance. It discusses the lessons from and implications of other...

This book provides an approach to analyzing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and rural women by using specific criteria to compare the effectiveness, especially with women's development, of two NGOs in Karnataka, South India: India Development...

This book is an outgrowth of a series of meetings held in Washington, D.C., in the spring and summer of 1989 under the auspices of The American Council on Asian and Pacific Affain, Inc. The Asia-Pacific region may become the engine of global economic...

This book examines the effects that political institutions, the legal system, and economic policies have had on the human rights record in the People's Republic of China since 1949. It offers both students and casual readers of Chinese affairs a source...

This book is concerned with Western activity in the southeast Asia and the indigenous reaction to it. It deals with the traditions of the people of Southeast Asia, traditions that, apply to both urban and rural populations. The book includes the early...

This book investigates how the economic growth of Japan has affected the pattern of its foreign relations and where and to what extent economic principles have had to be compromised for political, legal, cultural, or ideological reasons. .Book...

As the postwar international system continues its dramatic transformation, the fundamental question of what role China will play is becoming increasingly central. Contributors to the volume focus on the developments of the post-Tiananmen years,...