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Asian Megatrends

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  1. Rajiv Biswas
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Rajiv Biswas
    Pages 1-7

  3. Asia’s Consumer Spending Boom

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    Pages 8-22

  4. The Impact of Ageing Demographics on Asia

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    Pages 23-36

  5. Building a New Financial Architecture in Asia

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    Pages 37-51

  6. Asian Megacities

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    Pages 52-65

  7. Emerging Manufacturing Hubs in Asia

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    Pages 66-84

  8. China

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    Pages 85-101

  9. Can Japan Avert a Debt Crisis?

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    Pages 102-113

  10. Can India Become Asia’s Next Growth Engine?

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    Pages 114-128

  11. Asean

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    Pages 129-137

  12. Indonesia

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    Pages 138-157

  13. Majulah Singapura

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    Pages 158-173

  14. The Environmental Crises Confronting Asia

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    Pages 174-187

  15. Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime in Asia

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    Pages 188-203

  16. Asia’s Future Wars

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    Pages 204-225

  17. Conclusion

    • Rajiv Biswas
    Pages 226-231

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 232-245
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Asian Megatrends assesses the key drivers impacting Asia over the next two decades. The rise of China is transforming the Asia-Pacific, as China’s economic and military might increasingly reverberates throughout the region. India and Indonesia are also rising Asian powers that are changing the shape of the Asian economic landscape. The rapid growth of emerging Asian consumer markets is becoming an increasingly important growth engine for the world economy and for global multinationals. However, Asia faces tremendous economic and social challenges over the long-term, including the rapid growth of Asian megacities and severe environmental problems due to climate change, water crises and pollution. Geopolitical tensions have also been escalating in the Asia-Pacific due to territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, increasing the risk of a regional arms race and military confrontation.

Asian Megatrends is an essential read for government officials and corporate executives wishing to understand the rapidly changing risk landscape in Asia.

Reviews

“With such a commanding title, Asian Megatrends has a lot to deliver. Pleasingly, it does. … In this book he writes about the big picture topics that are dominating order and power in the Asian region and with his extensive knowledge casts comparisons and observations that are insightful and refreshing. … Asian Megatrends by Rajiv Biswas is an accessible resource for the international relations and economics student and scholar, the private sector executive and policy-maker alike.” (Dr. Stephanie Koorey, Australian Institute of International Affairs, internationalaffairs.org.au, May, 2016)

“This is a splendid book analyzing in a lucid and clear way megatrends shaping the Asian economies.” (Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Adjunct Professor, Singapore Management University, Singapore, and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and Former State Secretary, Royal Danish Foreign Ministry, Former Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore, Brunei, Australia, and New Zealand)

About the author

Rajiv Biswas has extensive experience as a professional economist, including working as Senior Director and Asia-Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Global Insight, as Director for South-East Asia for The Economist Group and as a consultant for the United Nations. His experience also includes working as Executive Director for Asia-Pacific Country Risk for UBS and as Senior Economist for the Commonwealth Secretariat. Rajiv studied at the London School of Economics and Imperial College, London University, UK.

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