Economics
The Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) and Palgrave Macmillan
This series explores the economic issues faced in developing regions globally, providing new research and analysis of these economies, with the aim of creating a more comprehensive understanding of the issues and conditions they are experiencing. With a wide range of volumes covering key economic issues in developing economies, as well as examining the challenges faced as East Asia continues to integrate, the titles in this series are essential companions for academics and policymakers interested in cutting-edge research and analysis of developing economies.
New Titles

The South Asian Experience
Edited by Hiroshi Sato and Mayumi Murayama
There are numerous labour and employment issues facing South Asia in this era of growth. With critical examination of ongoing labour reforms, and using extensive field surveys, this book will be of interest to all seeking an analysis of labour economics, labour laws, economic growth and globalization in South Asia.
August 2008
Hardback | £65.00 |
978-0-230-53803-0
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Progress and Benefit
Edited by Daisuke Hiratsuka and Fukunari Kimura
This book claims that de jure economic integration is in progress in East Asia, after the advancement of de facto integration. The book contains new international trade theory, spatial economics, data-work empirical studies, and field studies on various scenarios of de jure economic integration.
August 2008
Hardback | £65.00 | 978-0-230-55362-0
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Economic Integration in Asia and India
Edited by Masahisa Fujita
This book aims to trigger a wider examination of Asian economic integration. It looks at the institutional progression of regional economic integrations in countries in Asia, including Japan, Korea and China; it also looks at India's participation in the Asian market, and how it will affect other East Asian countries.
April 2008
Hardback | £55.00 |
978-0-230-52085-1
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The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy
Edited by Akifumi Kuchiki and Masatsugu Tsuji
This book provides a theoretical framework to explain the formation and growth of economic agglomerations and industrial clusters from the viewpoint of spatial economics, and goes on to present current examples of clustering and policy in different economies.
January 2008
Hardback | £60.00 |
978-0-230-55361-3
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Other Titles in the Series
Regional Integration in East Asia
From the Viewpoint of Spatial Economics
Masahisa Fujita
Development of Environmental Policy in Japan and Asian Countries
Tadayoshi Terao and Kenji Otuka
New Developments of the Exchange Rate Regimes in Developing Countries
Hisayuki Mitsuo
East Asia's De Facto Economic Integration
Daisuke Hiratsuka
Recovering Financial Systems
China and Asian Transition Economies
Mariko Watanabe
Industrial Clusters in Asia
Analyses of Their Competition and Cooperation
Akifumi Kuchiki and Masatsugu Tsuji
Gender and Development
The Japanese Experience in Comparative Perspective
Mayumi Murayama
Spatial Structure and Regional Development in China
An Interregional Input-Output Approach
Nobuhiro Okamoto and Takeo Ihara
If you would like further information regarding these or any related titles texts please contact Eleanor Russell at e.russell@palgrave.com.
