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China’s Economic and Social Problemsby Gregory C Chow (Princeton University, USA)

This book discusses important economic and social problems of China. It is based on the author’s latest findings from his scholarly research on China’s economy, his involvement with China’s economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. It has four parts covering economic problems, economic studies, economic policy and social problems that are relevant for our understanding of China today.

Readership: Economists and the general reader.

200pp Jun 2014978-981-4590-40-2 US$58 £38978-981-4590-41-9(pbk) US$28 £18 978-981-4590-42-6(ebook) US$75 £49 Series on Chinese Economics Research - Vol 7NEW PARADIGM FOR INTERPRETING THE CHINESE ECONOMYTheories, Challenges and Opportunitiesby Justin Yifu Lin (The World Bank & Peking University, China)

China has become the focus of the world due to its astonishing achievements in every aspect of its economical growth. The country’s transformation process has witnessed unprecedented social and economic phenomena and the existing economic theories have not been able to explain this rapid growth. The author, who is one of China’s most prestigious economists, has a profound understanding of the country’s social, economic and political structures. The chapters not only investigate problems and challenges faced by the Chinese economy, but also shed new light on the solutions and opportunities.

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in unique situations and rapid development of the Chinese Economy, including economic theories, current challenges and future developments.

216pp May 2014978-981-4522-31-1 US$95 £63978-981-4522-32-8(ebook) US$124 £82

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AT THE CROSSROADSLessons for Chinaedited by Wing Thye Woo (University of California at Davis, USA), Yingli Pan (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China), Jeffrey D Sachs (Columbia University, USA) & Junhui Qian (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)

Financial Systems at the Crossroads: Lessons for China is written by leading financial experts to study the causes of financial disasters internationally.

This review volume examines the specific circumstances of China to come up with a comprehensive agenda to reform China’s financial sector. It provides in-depth analysis of China’s financial industry to show its future evolution and offers lessons for developing a financial system that is efficient, innovative and resilient.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in financial industry, financial analysts and China-watchers.

404pp Jun 2014978-981-4566-81-0 US$98 £65978-981-4566-82-7(pbk) US$40 £26978-981-4566-89-6(ebook) US$127 £85

ANOTHER CHINA CYCLECommitting to Reformby Gungwu Wang (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore)

This book traces the choices that three generations of Chinese leaders from Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, have made to rebuild China and consolidate the reforms introduced in the late 1970s. It also examines how Chinese leaders are trying to restore China’s position in the region; how they are re-connecting with the country’s history and re-defining the kind of nation it wants, and also how they hope to establish what they consider to be China’s rightful place in the international order.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates and researchers who are interested in understanding China’s development, the challenges it faces, and its hopes and expectations for the future.

272pp Apr 2014978-981-4508-91-9 US$64 £42978-981-4522-64-9(pbk) US$28 £18

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ASIAN ARCHITECTURE PUBLIC SPACE IN URBAN ASIAedited by William SW Lim (Asian Urban Lab, Singapore)

Over the past few decades, rapid urbanisation has threatened to erode public space, especially in emerging economies. Market forces that prioritise profit generation are allowed to construct venues of consumption in its place. Though their physical appearance may resemble traditional public space, in reality, they are greatly restrictive and diminished in affordability, accessibility and social meaning. It is in this context that William SW Lim, chairman of Asian Urban Lab, has brought together architects, designers, historians, sociologists and urbanists from the region to discuss public space in selected Asian cities.

Readership: Graduate and undergraduate students majoring in architecture, urban planning, sociology and geography; general readers interested in cities, heritage and development; city planners, developers, policy makers and economists.

272pp Feb 2014978-981-4578-32-5 US$58 £38978-981-4578-33-2(ebook) US$75 £49

ASIAN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

:: Textbook Asia-Pacific Business Series ASIAN MODELS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP — FROM THE INDIAN UNION AND NEPAL TO THE JAPANESE ARCHIPELAGOContext, Policy and Practice2nd Editionby Leo-Paul Dana (Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School, France)

Advanced Praise for the Second Edition: “... there is limited analysis of cross-cultural comparisons of entrepreneurship in Asia, this excellent book is a much needed resource. Anyone interested in international entrepreneurship and in particularly the Asian Century will enjoy reading this well written and insightful book.”

Vanessa RattenAssociate Professor (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)

La Trobe University

Readership: Business undergraduates; practitioners and entrepreneurs who are interested in conducting business in Asia.

380pp Aug 2014978-981-4590-25-9 US$68 £45

Series on Chinese Economics Research THE ECOLOGY OF CHINESE PRIVATE ENTERPRISESby Xingyuan Feng (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China), Christer Ljungwall (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) & Guangwen He (China Agricultural University, China)

This book focuses on the study of the environment for the survival and development of Chinese private enterprises. It analyzes the historical development and current overall development of private enterprises in China, their number, size structure, contribution to GDP, employment and tax revenue, and size of investment. It summarizes the laws and regulations relating to the development of private enterprises. It assesses their survival environment in comparison with SOEs’ and from the perspective of entrepreneurs.

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in history and development of China’s private enterprises.

250pp Mar 2015978-981-4596-89-3 US$95 £63978-981-4596-90-9(ebook) US$124 £82

ETHNICITIES, PERSONALITIES AND POLITICS IN THE ETHNIC CHINESE WORLDSedited by Ching-Hwang Yen (The University of Adelaide, Australia)

This book explores the ethnic identity and boundary of the Chinese as minority groups in foreign lands, and as sub-groups among the Chinese themselves. It examines prominent personalities that had wielded considerable influence in the ethnic Chinese communities in the economic, social and educational arenas. It also discusses the type of politics that had impacted their relationship with their mother country — China.

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in ethnicities, ethnic politics, ethnic Chinese personalities, ethnic Chinese business, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship.

350pp (approx.) Nov 2014978-981-4603-01-0 US$108 £71

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTAsian Perspectiveby Hwy-Chang Moon (Seoul National University, South Korea)

Written with an Asian perspective, this book not only touches upon business strategies but also covers government policies toward promoting and attracting FDI for industrial and economic development. The author, with his vast experience in consulting and research projects for multinational companies, international organizations and governments, examines real world business practices of Eastern firms and how they relate to their Western counterparts, thus making this book a valuable and practical reference not only for students, but for practitioners, too.

Readership: Policy makers, researchers, professionals, undergraduates and postgraduate students interested in business strategies.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4583-60-2 US$108 £71978-981-4583-61-9(ebook) US$140 £92

Introducing the life and times of a legend in the international airline business

Lim Chin Beng — the man they called Mr SIA.

MR SIAFly Pastby Ken Hickson (Sustain Ability Showcase Asia, Singapore)

Here’s a man who was instrumental in taking the very basic components of an aviation company — like a potter taking the clay — and creating what has become one of the world’s leading brands, Singapore Airlines. How did he do it? What qualifications and qualities did this man have? What drove him to go where few others have?

Readership: Professionals in the aviation industry, those in the field of business and management, and the general public keen to find out more about the life of the legendary Lim Chin Beng.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4596-44-2 US$38 £25978-981-4596-45-9(ebook) US$49 £33

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:: TextbookTEXTBOOK OF ORIENTAL MANAGEMENTby Dongshui Su (Fudan University, China)& Chung Wai So (Shanghai International Studies University, China)

This book discusses the differences between western management and oriental management. Management is both an art and a science. Eastern management exhibits more of the former while Western management exhibits more of the latter. Oriental management aims to combine the positive features of both approaches.

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in oriental management, Chinese management.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4412-99-5 US$68 £45

ASIAN CULTURECHINESE OVERSEASReligions, Identity and Transnational Networksedited by Chee-Beng Tan (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational nature of religious affiliations and networking.

Readership: Scholars, postgraduate students and general public who are interested in the study of Chinese overseas, particularly with reference to religious affiliation.

300pp Aug 2014978-981-4583-90-9 US$108 £71978-981-4590-00-6(ebook) US$140 £92

ESSAYS OF LIM BOON KENG ON CONFUCIANISM(With Chinese Translations)by ChunBao Yan (Hainan Normal University, China)

Dr Lim is an outstanding thinker and an authority on Confucian history of Singapore. His thoughts on Confucianism represent the fusion of Confucianism and Christianity, which is unique in the history of Confucianism.

Readership: Students, academics, professionals and general public who are interested in Confucianism as well as the history of Confucian tradition in Singapore.

250pp Aug 2014978-981-4472-78-4(pbk) US$28 £18978-981-4472-79-1(ebook) US$36 £23

I CHINGThe Oracle (Revised Edition)by Kerson Huang (MIT, USA)

An introductory part of this book provides the historical and philosophical background to the I Ching. The story is told of the ancient Chinese civilization, pointing out events and figures mentioned in the I Ching. The undisguised face of the I Ching will appeal to the modern reader, who will read it in his or her own individual way, as poetry, as discoverer of self, or as soothsayer. It is in the grand tradition of the I Ching for different people to see different things.This revised edition includes a new chapter on a historical perspective, and other additions, changes and minor reformatting.

Readership: Graduate and undergraduate students, academic researchers, scholars who are interested in Chinese classics, history and culture; general audience interested in Chinese classics and culture.

208pp May 2014978-981-4522-60-1 US$38 £25978-981-4522-62-5(ebook) US$49 £33

THE GENERALS OF THE YANG FAMILYFour Early Playsby Wilt L Idema (Harvard University) & Stephen H West (Arizona State University)

“As an introduction to stories that continue to resonate with Chinese audiences now centuries after their earliest versions, one could not find a more suitable, or enjoyable, collection than this.”

Robert E. HegelWashington University

Readership: Graduate and undergraduate students, academic researchers and scholars who are interested in Chinese literature and Chinese theater, Chinese military and martial culture; general audience interested in Chinese folklore and Chinese history.

268pp Sep 2013978-981-4508-68-1 US$49 £32978-981-4508-69-8(ebook) US$64 £42

ASIAN ECONOMIESMALAYSIA@50Economic Development, Distribution, Disparitiesby Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy) & Chong Hui Wee (Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia)

Malaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. Looking back at its last half century, this volume first considers changes in development policy in response to national as well as international developments. The remaining three parts consider how public policy has been influenced by and has, in turn, influenced economic distribution, public finance and economic federalism.

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except Malaysia.

Readership: Academics, researchers, professionals, policy makers interested in economic development of Malaysia.

216pp Nov 2013978-981-4571-38-8 US$85 £56978-981-4571-55-5(ebook) US$111 £73

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SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL WAGES COUNCILAn Insider’s Viewby Chong Yah Lim (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore & National University of Singapore)

“Singapore’s wage policy and model of tripartite cooperation were key drivers in the successful industrialization of Singapore in the 1970s and 1980s. Professor Lim Chong Yah was in the driver’s seat of the National Wages Council for some 30 years since its formation in 1972. He shares his unique experience, thoughts and perspective of the issues and challenges facing the Singapore economy in its transformative years in this easy-to-read book.”

GOH Chok TongEmeritus Senior Minister, Singapore

Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates and general public who have a keen interest in labour economics and industrial relations.

436pp Feb 2014978-981-4525-74-9 US$78 £51978-981-4525-75-6(ebook) US$101 £66

ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS, SIMULATION STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE FOR 34 GREATER CHINA ECONOMIES: 2000 – 2010by Khee Giap Tan, Randong Yuan, Sangiita Wei Cher Yoong & Mu Yang (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore)

This book is a collection of policy papers and data-sets for the 34 Greater China economies. These policy simulations are a compelling value-added proposition as they enable policymakers, industry leaders and administrators to identify relative challenges and opportunities, and to prioritise areas in crafting public policies and development strategies.

Readership: Professionals; researchers; think-tanks; policy makers; government officials.

1164pp Mar 2014978-981-4579-42-1 US$198 £131978-981-4579-44-5(ebook) US$257 £170

ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS, SIMULATION STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE FOR 35 STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORIES OF INDIA: 2000 – 2010by Khee Giap Tan, Linda Low, Kong Yam Tan & Kartik Rao (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore)

This book is a collection of policy papers and data-sets for the 35 states and federal territories of India. These policy simulations are a compelling value-added proposition enabling policymakers, industry leaders and administrators to identify relative challenges and opportunities, and to prioritise areas when crafting policies and development strategies.

Readership: Professionals; researchers; think-tanks; policy makers; government officials.

1020pp Mar 2014978-981-4579-46-9 US$198 £131978-981-4579-48-3(ebook) US$257 £170

World Scientific Studies in International Economics - Vol 32ASIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS AND WTO COMPATIBILITYGoods, Services, Trade Facilitation and Economic Cooperationby Shintaro Hamanaka (Asian Development Bank, Philippines)

“Shintaro Hamanaka has written an interesting and important book on Asian Free Trade Agreements and WTO Compatibility. The first major contribution is to distinguish between the narrowly legal concept of WTO-consistency and the broader concept of WTO-friendliness...The book’s second major contribution is in-depth analysis of 21st. Century trade agreements in Asia, covered in four substantive chapters on trade in goods, trade facilitation, services agreements, and economic cooperation. The author’s detailed knowledge of more than a hundred agreements is used to support analysis in which the big picture is kept impressively in focus.”

Prof. Richard Pomfret, University of Adelaide

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in Free Trade Agreements, World Trade Organization, Regionalism, Trade in Services and Trade Facilitation.

300pp Mar 2014978-981-4460-40-8 US$99 £65978-981-4460-41-5(ebook) US$129 £85

A STUDY ON GLOBALIZING CITIESTheoretical Frameworks and China’s Modesby Zhenhua Zhou (The Development Research Center of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, China)

A Study on Globalizing Cities is the latest masterpiece by Zhou Zhenhua, a famous Chinese economist, who closely tracks the theoretical study of global cities and is actively engaged in the strategic research of Shanghai’s development. With rich empirical data and an in-depth analysis, this book is of great theoretical and practical significance.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics, economists, urbanologists, sociologists, and municipal governors who are interested in globalization and China’s urban development.

496pp Mar 2014978-1-938134-35-7 US$134 £88978-1-938134-36-4(ebook) US$174 £114

Series on Economic Development and Growth - Vol 9INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURYA Structural and Institutional Analysis of China and Indiaedited by Dilip Dutta (University of Sydney, Australia)

This book reinforces the fact that the processes of economic growth and development are dynamic and organic in the sense that structural and institutional elements are not only interrelated, but also constantly changing in their patterns of interactions. Inclusiveness or its lack in some specific socio-economic sector/context, geographical region/state or economy as a whole is critically analysed, using recent data on both the countries from different sources.

Readership: Students, academics, economists, business analysts, policy makers, and general public interested in Chinese and Indian economies.

296pp Apr 2014978-981-4556-88-0 US$108 £71978-981-4556-89-7(ebook) US$140 £92

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ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE, GROWTH AND GLOBALIZATION IN ASIAedited by Tony Cavoli (University of South Australia), Siona Listokin & Ramkishen S Rajan (George Mason University, USA)

This volume begins by addressing issues relating to corporate governance within firms located in East Asia and as entities participating in corporate ownership elsewhere. Next, the key issues of globalization are directly addressed, including foreign direct investment into the region, integration among Southeast Asian countries and with the rest of Asia, and multinational enterprise investment strategies in Asia following initial entry decisions. Finally, the macroeconomic policies of state actors, and the effects of economic growth are examined.

Readership: Academics, researchers, regulators and policymakers interested in economics, business and public policy in Asia.

196pp Apr 2014978-981-4504-94-2 US$88 £58978-981-4504-95-9(ebook) US$114 £75

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DENG’S NANXUNBreakthrough in China’s Reform and Developmentby John Wong (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore)

The first round of Deng Xiaoping’s reform resulted in high growth through the 1980s. However, it created a messy half-reformed economy with many problems, including the Tiananmen incident. The immediate aftermath of the Tiananmen was collapse of economic growth and reform deadlock. To break out from this low-level “reform-growth trap”, Deng decided to launch the Nanxun (tour of South China), not just to reignite the reform but also to complete China’s march towards a market economy.

Readership: Academics, professionals, policy makers, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China’s economic development, China’s reform and the open-door policy.

252pp Apr 2014978-981-4578-38-7 US$78 £51978-981-4578-39-4(ebook) US$101 £66

GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY IN ASIA(In 4 Volumes) Volume : Foreign Policy and Security in an Asian Century: Threats, Strategies and Policy Choices Volume : Trade, Investment and Economic Integration Volume : The Political Economy of Energy Volume : Environment and Sustainable Development in Asiaedited by Benny Cheng Guan Teh (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia), Sarah Y Tong (National University of Singapore), Jie Li (World Bank), Chi-Jen Yang (Duke University, USA) & Jieli Li (Ohio University, USA)

This Major Reference Set is designed to help general readers as well as specialists to have a good grasp of the latest developments in Asia in the key areas of economic growth, trade, energy, environment, foreign policy and security.

Readership: Undergraduate, graduate students and specialists in the field of Asian Studies, Economics, Security studies, or Politics.

1148pp May 2014978-981-4566-57-5(Set) US$690 £455

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978-981-4566-58-2(Set)(ebook) US$897 £592

INCOME DISPARITY IN CHINACrisis within Economic Miracleby Dianqing Xu (University of Western Ontario, Canada), Xin Li (Beijing Normal University, China)

China has achieved remarkable economic success and has become the second-largest economy in the world after the United States. However, in recent years, China’s income disparity has reached an alarming level, making it one of the countries with the most unequal income distribution in the world. With in-depth analysis and empirical studies, this book provides comprehensive perspectives on China’s income disparity issues that most international scholars are concerned about.

Readership: Graduates, professionals, academics and researchers who are interested in Chinese economy, especially in China’s urban-rural gap and income disparity.

440pp Jun 2014978-981-4525-24-4 US$138 £91978-981-4525-25-1(ebook) US$179 £118

Series on Contemporary China HEALTH POLICY REFORM IN CHINAA Comparative Perspectiveby Jiwei Qian (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore), Åke Blomqvist (Carleton University, Canada & C D Howe Institute, Canada)

“China is amidst one of the deepest transformations of health care system ever tried anywhere and this is reflected in the burgeoning literature on the subject. In this volume, Qian and Blomqvist pull together the vast and disparate materials and discuss them from a comparative context. It is an essential reading for those interested in public policy in China.”

Professor M RameshLKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Readership: Policy makers, academics, students of health economics, health policy, and health administration, and people who are interested in Chinese social policy.

250pp Jul 2014978-981-4425-88-9 US$88 £58978-981-4425-89-6(ebook) US$114 £75

Series on Chinese Economics Research ECONOMIC TRANSITION IN CHINALong-Run Growth and Short-Run Fluctuationsedited by Zhigang Yuan (Fudan University, China)

This book provides a comprehensive overview on Chinese economy in the last three decades and an insightful view on the future reform in China. The China’s miracle is used to describe its rapid economic growth in the last thirty years. The author aims to demystify the miracle by analyzing the past and present of economic transitions and showcases the blueprint for future economic reforms, from the perspectives of institutional transformation, urbanization and changes in the labor markets.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, researchers, academics who are interested in Chinese economy and the China model.

470pp Aug 2014978-981-4569-97-2 US$125 £83978-981-4569-98-9(ebook) US$163 £108

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN ASIAPerspectives from Seven Different Asian Countriesedited by Jing Huang (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore) & Shreekant Gupta (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore & University of Delhi, India)

Environmental Policies in Asia highlights the environmental challenges Asian planners and policymakers face as the continent undergoes rapid economic growth in the 21st Century. Edited by Jing Huang and Shreekant Gupta, with contributions from leading Asian scholar practitioners, this timely and unique volume is the first of its kind to look at environmental policies and governance from the perspective of seven dynamic Asian countries.

Readership: Environmental policy students, general public interested in Asia and its challenges, policymakers, envrionmental professionals and practitioners.

240pp Aug 2014978-981-4590-47-1 US$95 £63978-981-4590-48-8(ebook) US$124 £82

World Scientific Book Series in Asian Trade and Asian Economic Development REGIONAL INTEGRATION FOR GROWTHAsian Responses to China’s Emergenceby David Roland-Holst & David Zilberman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

This volume offers expert opinions from a representative sample of Asian national and sector perspectives. Readers are given diverse geographic and sector perspectives, reflecting the multi-faceted nature of a new Asian economic dynamic, regional growth anchored by China’s domestic market. Authors include leading regional academics and policy experts, as well as a few international scholars who can speak independently but with authority about Asia’s economic future.

Readership: Graduate-level students or researchers in the field of Asian trade and economics.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4489-12- 6 US$98 £65978-981-4489-13-3(ebook) US$127 £85

WAGING COOPERATION IN ASIAA Balanced View Towards Regional Integrationby Iwan J Azis (Cornell University, USA)

Waging Cooperation in Asia: A Balanced View towards Regional Integration provides an in-depth analysis of economic integration in Asia. Being open and particularly dependent on trade with G-2, the Asian economy should have suffered greatly during the Great Recession. Yet, the region has performed remarkably well. The strength of domestic demand is only a part of the explanation. The other important part is rising economic integration, featured by, among others, growing intra-Asian trade and trade between Asia and other emerging market economies. This book argues that this trend is likely to continue even with the G-2 recovery, because it can provide better opportunities for a more balanced and sustainable development.

Readership: Undergraduate students in the field of international economics with a focus on Asian economies.

300pp Apr 2015978-981-4513-21-0 US$98 £65978-981-4513-22-7(ebook) US$127 £85

ASIA AND THE WORLD ECONOMYThe World Scientific Reference on Growth, Economics and Crisis in Asia (In 4 Volumes) Volume 1: Climate Change Challenges and Solutions in Asia Volume 2: Indian and Chinese Growth Comparison Volume 3: Industrial Policy in Asia Volume 4: Growth Experiences in Asiaedited by John Whalley (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

This multi-volume reference work consists of four up-to-date and comprehensive volumes on Asia and the world economy. It covers the most important aspects of the world economy as they pertain to Asia in the increasingly accelerating globalization process and is a must-have for anyone keen to understand Asia and the contemporary world.

Readership: Graduates, academics and researchers in Asia and the World Economy.

1200pp May 2015978-981-4578-61-5 US$740 £488

Introductory Offer till July 2015 US$595 £393

978-981-4578-62-2 (Set)(ebook) US$962 £634

ASIAN FINANCE CHINA’S RISEDevelopment-Oriented Finance and Sustainable Developmentby Lixing Zou (China Development Bank Research Institute, China)

Written in the setting of great history, great changes and great challenges, this book contains a systematic study of the theory and practice of development-oriented finance that has evolved along with China’s reform and opening up. It provides an in-depth analysis of the ideological basis, theoretical contents, operating principles and innovative development of China’s financial system.

Readership: Students, Professors and Policymakers in Finance, Environmental Science and Sociology.

520pp Aug 2014978-981-4596-66-4 US$125 £83978-981-4596-67-1(ebook) US$163 £108

INDIAN ECONOMYEmpirical Analysis on Monetary and Financial Issues in Indiaby Inoue Takeshi (Japan External Trade Organization, Japan) & Shigeyuki Hamori (Kobe University, Japan)

India’s financial sector has undergone significant changes following the start of the economic liberalization in the early 1990s. In addition to providing important information on monetary and financial issues in India, this book also provides examples to analyze a developing economy by using macro-financial data. The book also focuses on three main topics, that is, monetary policy, financial markets and finance-poverty nexus, and provides new insights into these issues by applying some recently developed quantitative techniques.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers who are interested in understanding monetary and financial issues in India, from a macroeconomic viewpoint.

215pp Oct 2014978-981-4571-90-6(pbk) US$85 £56978-981-4571-91-3(ebook) US$111 £73

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:: Textbook FINANCIAL THEORYPerspectives from Chinaby Xingyun Peng (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

Financial Theory: Perspectives from China serves as a timely textbook providing a unique introduction to economics theory, with a focus on money, banking and financial systems, through examples based mainly on China’s financial practices. It contains up-to-date developments of theory and practices, as well as various interesting stories on China’s financial system.

Readership: Undergraduate students in economics and finance as well as those interested in economics and investing in China.

500pp Oct 2014978-1-938134-31-9 US$135 £89978-1-938134-32-6(ebook) US$176 £116

World Scientific Book Series in Asian Trade and Asian Economic Development THE COMING REVOLUTION IN ASIAN FINANCIAL SERVICESby David Roland-Holst & David Zilberman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

Asia has a vast overhang of underutilized savings and vast emergent needs for regional infrastructure and supply chain expansion. To match these, Asia’s financial services industry must expand to an extent not seen before (anywhere), creating new markets for retail brokerage, public and private bond finance, insurance, and derivatives.

This volume collects expert perspectives about how Asia’s financial sector will evolve to better meet the needs of the region’s billions of savers and borrowers.

Readership: Graduate-level students or researchers in the field of finance, or those interested in Asian markets and financial policy in Asia.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4489-09-6 US$99 £65978-981-4489-10-2(ebook) US$129 £85

ASIAN HISTORYTAN SIAK KEWGoing Against The Grainby Fiona Tan

‘ A scholar by inclination, a businessman by necessity, a diplomat by duty’ — those were the words chosen by a reporter in 1966 to describe Mr Tan Siak Kew. This description still remains relevant today, encompassing the multi-varied nature of Mr Tan’s public life, who was a fervent supporter of education, President of the Chinese Chambers of Commerce for multiple terms, Singapore’s first ambassador to Thailand, nominated member of the Legislative Assembly, community leader of the Teochew community and notable philanthropist of his time. Tan Siak Kew: Going Against The Grain is a timely biographical sketch which tells the story of his public life through historical records, contemporaneous literature, and discussions with his contemporaries.

Readership: Southeast Asian and Singaporean history students and scholars; members of the general public who are interested in learning more about the overseas Chinese community, and one of Singapore’s pioneers.

150pp Feb 2015978-981-4603-07-2 US$34 £22978-981-4603-08-9(ebook) US$44 £29

CHINA UNDER WESTERN GAZERepresenting China in the British Television Documentariesby Qing Cao (Durham University, UK)

This book presents a critical analysis of the images of China portrayed in British television documentaries between 1980 and 2000. Using an innovative analytical framework based on Vladimir Propp, the book focuses on how different images of China are constructed through an effective use of TV narrative strategies. In particular it details how various strands of (Western) modernity underpin major discourses about China. The book will be valuable to the understanding of how China was perceived in the West during one of the most dramatic moments in modern history.

300pp Jul 2014978-981-4578-29-5 US$110 £73

ASIAN POLITICS

Series on Chinese Economics Research - Vol 6PEOPLE’S LIVELIHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY CHINAChanges, Challenges and Prospectsedited by Peilin Li (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

China’s development over the past 60 years has indicated that the livelihood of the people is a key factor in economic and social construction in contemporary China. This book showcases key issues on people’s livelihood and social construction in Contemporary China, including income disparity, social security system, employment situation, post-80s generation and so on.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers who are interested in issues on people’s livelihood and social construction in Contemporary China, including income disparity, social security system, employment situation and so on.

248pp Feb 2014978-981-4522-25-0 US$95 £63978-981-4522-26-7(ebook) US$124 £82

Peking University Series on Sociology and Anthropology - Vol 2DE-POLITICIZATION OF ETHNIC QUESTIONS IN CHINAedited by Lizhong Xie (Peking University, China)

De-politicizing issues of ethnicity is a new theoretical approach to study ethnic questions actively propounded and elaborated by Professor Ma Rong of Sociology Department of Peking University in the past ten years. In the recent years, this theoretical approach has aroused biggish responses from the academic community in Mainland China, the relevant government departments, and the general public. It is likely to elicit vigorous discussions in the years ahead.

Readership: Academics, graduates, undergraduate students, and professionals interested in China’s ethnic issues and de-politicization issues of ethnicity.

208pp Feb 2014978-981-4513-85-2 US$88 £58978-981-4513-86-9(ebook) US$114 £75

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CHINA’S DIPLOMACYTHEORY AND PRACTICEedited by Jiemian Yang (Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), China)

“The book on China’s foreign policies is a unique instrument not only to know but also to understand China. It is a guide for knowing the past and informing the future.”

Mr Romano Prodiformer President of the European Commission

and Italy’s former Prime MinisterFew books have touched on the Communist Party of China’s diplomatic history in detail. China’s Diplomacy: Theory and Practice fills the gap by shedding insights on the Communist Party of China’s global strategies and diplomatic planning, contributing to the building an international relations theory with Chinese characteristics.

Readership: Graduates, researchers, academics and professionals interested in China’s diplomacy, international relations, and political science.

556pp Feb 2014978-1-938134-38-8 US$134 £88978-1-938134-39-5(ebook) US$174 £114

CARNIVAL CHINAChina in the Era of Hu Jintao and Xi Jinpingby Kerry Brown (University of Sydney, Australia)

With Foreword by John Keane

The era of the Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao was one in which China became richer, more powerful, more prominent and more vexed. Furnished with a comprehensive introduction which sets out an assessment of where China was heading in the first and second decades of the 21st century, the essays encompass voices from the political elite, the migrant labourers and the complex patchwork of groups, people and interests that constitute a rising China whose influence is now felt across the world. Carnival China is a celebration of the confusion, dynamism and colour of China, presented through short essays which were written at the time key events happened and which capture and analyse the country’s contradictions and complexities.

Readership: Social science students and individuals interested in Chinese politics.

192pp May 2014978-1-78326-424-7 US$48 £32978-1-78326-425-4(ebook) US$62 £42

CHINESE POLITICS ILLUSTRATEDThe Cultural, Social, and Historical Contextby Lance L P Gore (Bowdoin College, USA)

“.. The book is a remarkably fresh attempt to enable those outside China to think afresh about the way Chinese people and their organizations make politics serve their needs.”

Wang GungwuNational University of Singapore

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics, political science majors, sociology, cultural anthropology and business majors, and professionals who are interested in Chinese politics and society.

400pp Jul 2014978-981-4546-74-4 US$78 £51

RETHINKING CHINESE JURISPRUDENCE AND EXPLORING ITS FUTUREA Sociology of Knowledge Perspectiveby Zhenglai Deng (Fudan University, China)

This book is an antecedent study on the task facing China’s legal science, more strictly speaking — China’s legal philosophy, in post-Cold War world structure. The author believes that from 1978 to 2004, in spite of its great achievements, China’s legal science has at the same time had some of its grave problems of being exposed. A fundamental problem is its failure to provide a “Chinese legal ideal picture” as the standard of and direction for evaluating, assessing and guiding China’s law/legal development.

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China’s legal science and legal philosophy studies.

230pp Jun 2014978-981-4440-30-1 US$88 £58978-981-4440-31-8(ebook) US$114 £75

Peking University Series on Sociology and Anthropology JOB PLACEMENTS AND JOB SHIFTS IN CHINAThe Effects of Education, Family Background and Genderby Lijuan Wu (Peking University, China)

The book investigates the impact of the market-oriented economic reform in China on a unique aspect of the labor market outcomes — individuals' access to different employment sectors, that is, the state and collective sector, the private sector, and the sector of family contract farming in the 1990s.

Readership: Graduates, academics and professionals who are interested in Chinese economic reform, social stratification and mobility, social transformation, and labor market.

200pp Jul 2014978-981-4579-24-7 US$95 £63978-981-4579-25-4(ebook) US$124 £82

CHINA IN THE UNITED NATIONSby Wei Liu (Renmin University, China)

“...With intensive theoretical and field research, Dr Liu shows us a comprehensive picture of China’s changing attitude toward the United Nations. The volume reflects the author’s down-to-earth concerns about China’s transition, mainly in the field of foreign policy and global governance, with its changing view of self-image and security environment.”

Li ZhaoxingFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs, PRC

Former Permanent Representative and Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations (1993 –

1995)

Readership: Graduates, academics and professionals who are interested in Chinese politics and society.

240pp Jun 2014978-1-938134-44-9 US$92 £61978-1-938134-45-6(ebook) US$120 £79

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THE GREAT DRAGON FANTASYA Lacanian Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Thoughtby Guanjun Wu (East China Normal University, China)

“The Great Dragon Fantasy represents a fascinating and original application of Lacanian psychoanalytic precepts to the main currents of contemporary Chinese political thought: New Enlightenment, the New Left Wing (neo-Maoism), neo-Confucianism, and Chinese Nationalism. Throughout this study, Guanjun Wu displays a masterful grasp of Eastern and Western intellectual traditions — an understanding and breadth that is, to my knowledge, simply unmatched.

Richard WolinDistinguished Professor of History and Political Science

The Graduate CenterCity University of New York

416pp Jul 2014978-981-4417-91-4 US$98 £65978-981-4417-92-1(ebook) US$127 £84

GEORGE YEO ON BONSAI, BANYAN AND THE TAOedited by Asad-ul Iqbal Latif, Huay Leng Lee

A long-time favourite minister recognised as a man of diplomacy, George Yeo is a scholarly thinker and strategist. This book, with Yeo’s insightful quotes, is a compilation of speeches selected from the entire range of what Yeo penned and delivered throughout his political life, covering everything from domestic issues, which have not lost their resonance today, to international realities — in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the United States — within which Singapore will have to survive and thrive.

Readership: The general public, policy-makers and academics keen on Asian politics and international relations.

600pp Oct 2014978-981-4518-69-7 US$78 £51978-981-4520-50-8(pbk) US$34 £22978-981-4518-70-3(ebook) US$101 £66

China Foreign Affairs Review CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETYAdaptation and Self-Consciousnessedited by Jinjun Zhao & Zhirui Chen (China Foreign Affairs University)

Since the reform and opening up, China initiated a journey to get integrated into the international society. Under various determinants and possibilities, the relationship between China and the international society manifests a feature of complexity and multiple dimensions.

Following a guideline of “on China, for the world”, this volume intends to introduce Chinese scholars’ latest studies on China’s global strategies, theories and policies to the outside world.

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China’s diplomatic practice and theory and China’s international relations studies.

280pp Aug 2014978-1-938134-50-0 US$99 £65978-1-938134-51-7(ebook) US$129 £85

Peking University Series on Sociology and Anthropology - Vol 3TOPOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY IN RURAL CHINAThe Story of Xiaocunby Xiaoyang Zhu (Peking University, China)

Thi s book, Topography and Political Economy in Rural China: The Story of Xiaocun, reports the author’s revisits to the village, Xiaocun starting in early 2007. In the past few years of research on this village, the author deeply felt that the problems that make people passionate are fully exposed through issues surrounding land and housing. Well written in narrative, this book tells the story of Xiaocun in this new century from the perspective of topography, exploring the peasantry and its relations to the state in more fundamental terms.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers who are interested in urbanization and related issues in rural China.

300pp Sep 2014978-981-4522-70-0 US$98 £65978-981-4522-71-7(ebook) US$127 £84

CHINA’S JAPAN POLICYAdjusting to New Challengesby Joseph Yu-shek Cheng (University of Hong Kong)

China’s Japan Policy: Adjusting to New Challenges analyzes the significance of Japan in China’s foreign policy framework within the broader context of China’s world view, its national objectives, and the Chinese leadership’s policy adjustments in response to the changing international and domestic circumstances. It looks at China’s Japan policy in recent decades since their normalization of relations in 1972. The book also examines the unique characteristics of the China – Japan bilateral relationship, especially the historical legacy, territorial disputes, and the special cultural affinities between the two nations.

Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, academics, and policymakers interested in international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

420pp Sep 2014978-981-4596-41-1 US$128 £84978-981-4596-42-8(ebook) US$166 £109

REINVENTING INDONESIAby Ginandjar Kartasasmita & Joseph J Stern

“Co-authored by a key architect of the Indonesian reforms and a keen longtime observer, Reinventing Indonesia is a fascinating analysis of political and economic change in a vast, complex, and important country. With ten years of useful hindsight and with our growing knowledge of how other countries have fared in their own transitions, we now know that such peace and prosperity as Indonesia has achieved are to be preciously valued and carefully protected. Not only is Indonesia to be praised, but the world should study and heed its good example.”

Steven B BloomfieldExecutive Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,

Harvard University

Readership: Academics, undergraduates and graduates, and policymakers in Asian politics; general readers with an interest in Southeast Asia.

300pp Sep 2014978-981-4596-55-8 US$65 £43978-981-4596-56-5(ebook) US$85 £56

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POLITICS AND TRADITIONAL CULTUREThe Political Use of Traditions in Contemporary Chinaby Janette Ai (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

This book examines the political use of China’s traditions by the party-state in contemporary China. It argues that the party-state has taken an official Marxist stance in terms of the political use of tradition. Besides looking at the official Marxist stance, this book also looks at critiques of the party-state’s use of traditions by the Liberalists and Neo-traditionalists. It also attempts to explore the reasons for the party’s use of Chinese traditions, the reasons for the party’s scepticism with regard to using Chinese traditions, and more importantly, the competition and/or cooperation between Marxists, Liberalists and Neo-traditionalists.

Readership: Academics, Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in Chinese politics, Chinese traditional culture and political use of China’s traditions in contemporary China.

280pp Nov 2014978-981-4596-75-6 US$95 £63978-981-4596-76-3(ebook) US$124 £82

THE EU-CHINA RELATIONSHIP: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVESA Manual for Policy Makersby Kerry Brown (University of Sydney, Australia)

This book brings together 30 papers commissioned by the EU-funded Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN) over the last two and a half years. These papers were written by some of the world’s leading China experts in Europe, and give a European perspective of this relationship.

Readership: Academics, policy makers, business and government agencies interested in International and Bilateral relations concerning China and Europe.

480pp Nov 2014978-1-78326-454-4 US$138 £91978-1-78326-455-1(ebook) US$179 £118

CHINA-EUGreen Cooperationedited by Etienne Reuter (Elliott Consultants Ltd, Belgium & University of Nottingham, UK), Jing Men (College of Europe, Belgium)

“This is a great starting point for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the subject of environmental cooperation between the European Union and China. Etienne Reuter knows the EU inside out and this book should prove a valuable tool for anyone wishing to learn from his years of experience.”

David PillingAsia Editor, Financial Times, Hong Kong

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, researchers, academics, think-tankers and decision-makers who are interested in China-EU cooperation and dialogues on climate issues.

250pp Nov 2014978-981-4571-12-8 US$98 £65978-981-4571-13-5(ebook) US$127 £85

Peking University Series on Sociology and Anthropology INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND RURAL INDUSTRIALIZATION IN CHINAThe Putting-Out System in Handicraft Industry in Late Qing and Early Republic Periodby Feizhou Zhou (Peking University, China)

This book explores the development of the putting-out system in hand-woven textile industries in late Qing Dynasty and China’s Republican Period. In the context of Republican China, it was believed that this kind of household-based production system would have totally failed in competition with the factory system of machinery production. However, this book exhibits the historical fact that the putting-out system was booming in handcraft textile production and subsequently provides an explanation to this phenomenon from the perspectives of institutional analysis and quantitative modeling.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers who are interested in commercialization, institutional change and rural industrialization in China.

200pp Dec 2014978-981-4569-91-0 US$90 £59978-981-4569-92-7(ebook) US$117 £77

PARADOXES OF CHINA’S PROSPERITYPolitical Dilemmas and Global Implicationsby Guoguang Wu (University of Victoria, Canada)

Investigations on the internal dilemmas and the global implications of the rise of China are well-situated in the historical context of China’s own search for modernization since the late 19th century. This is one of the few books in which China’s rise is examined from a global perspective, rather than from a national perspective (of China, the United States or any other specific nation) — a global perspective that addresses the challenges facing all human societies with the rise of China.

Readership: Professionals, researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of political science, international relations, and sociology, as well as those interested in Asian politics and Asian economies.

530pp Apr 2015978-981-4578-00-4 US$145 £96978-981-4578-01-1(ebook) US$189 £125

GLOBAL CHINAInternal and External Reachesby Pak Nung Wong & Yu-shek Joseph Cheng (City University of Hong Kong)

There have been many factual and fictional discussions and debates in the public domains, on China’s apparent rise either as a threat or an opportunity. This book will take on these discussions and debates to provide theory-informed empirical studies regarding a few research questions:

global reaches?

state adopted in order to maintain such vast and far-reaching constellations of domestic-external nexuses?

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China’s politics, China’s governance, China’s internal and external strategies, and security measures.

400pp Mar 2015978-981-4596-72-5 US$128 £84978-981-4596-73-2(ebook) US$166 £109

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JAPAN CHRONICLES 2001 – 2012Towards a “Third Lost Decade”by Peng Er Lam (National University of Singapore)

In 1991, Japan’s “bubble” economy burst and the country was stuck in a quagmire for at least two decades. Domestically, Japan also suffered from political doldrums. Regionally, Japan was superseded by China.

This book argues that, with the exception of Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro, Japan was bedeviled by a chronically weak political leadership and unstable party system which made it difficult for fundamental problems to be resolved. Japan also has an ambivalent relationship with China, the one country whose burgeoning economy can lift the Japanese economy from its stagnation. Notwithstanding the “second lost decade”, there were interesting efforts by different leaders and parties to offer a way out for a Japan in distress. This book also examines the approaches they tried, and why they often failed.

Readership: Non-Japanese specialist laymen interested in Japan & East Asia in the 21st century.

260pp Mar 2015978-981-4390-71-2 US$38 £25

WESTERN PERSPECTIVES ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINAPolitics, Economy and Societyby Colin Mackerras (Griffith University, Australia)

How have Westerners seen the People’s Republic of China over the years? The question raises many important issues, which this book aims to present, analyze and explain. The basic conclusion is that Western perspectives are somewhat more complex than simply viewing China’s realities. Involved also are politics and power relations, trends in journalism and scholarship, as well as individual and group personalities and psychologies. The perspectives are taken up by topic, including politics, economy, society, and ethnic minorities.

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers who are interested in Chinese politics, economy and society, especially ethinic minorities.

250pp Aug 2014978-981-4566-54-4 US$88 £58978-981-4566-55-1(ebook) US$114 £75

CONFUCIAN CULTURE AND DEMOCRACYedited by John Fuh-sheng Hsieh (University of South Carolina, USA)

Confucian Culture and Democracy represents a comprehensive effort to examine the linkages between Confucian culture and democracy. Building on the empirical evidence from South Korea and Taiwan, and examining semi-democratic societies with extensive experiences in electoral politics like Singapore and Hong Kong, this book provides readers with an empirical and detailed coverage of democratization and democratic governance in various Confucian societies.

Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, academics, and policymakers interested in international relations in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as those interested in political culture, democratization, and democratic governance in East Asia.

310pp Nov 2014978-981-4596-38-1 US$98 £65978-981-4596-39-8(ebook) US$127 £85

CHINA DREAMS China’s New Leadership and Future Impactsedited by Chih-shian Liou & Arthur S Ding (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

With the theme “China Dreams: Opportunities and Challenges,” This book contribute to emerging debates on Chinese new leadership’s adaptability on important political, economic, social, and global issues. Can China’s political system sustain “China Dreams,” a slogan ushered by Chinese President Xi Jinpin? Does the fulfillment of “China Dreams” require political reform? Does the initiation of the agenda of “China Dreams” facilitate China’s economic transition? To what extent do “China Dreams” pave the way for China’s peaceful rise? By exploring the preceding questions, the essays of Chih-shian Liou, Chin-fu Hung, Kellee S Tsai, Chung-min Tsai, Teresa Wright, Thomas Gold, Lowell Dittmer, Victoria Tin-bor Hui, and Scott L Kastner provide a comprehensive understanding of the agenda of China’s new leadership.

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China's political system, China's new leadership and agenda of “China Dreams”.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4611-13-8 US$98 £65

Imperial College Press Insurgency and Terrorism Series WHITHER SOUTHEAST ASIA TERRORISM?by Arabinda Acharya (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore)

More than 11 years after the 9/11 attacks and 10 years after the October 2002 Bali bombings, the need for a comprehensive assessment of what the countries in Southeast Asia have achieved is overdue. The aim of this book is to make a comprehensive assessment of the threats of terrorism and extremism in the region and of the policies and practices adopted by the regional countries to counter the same. It is also necessary to evaluate if the region has become a safer place after the decade-long fight. Most importantly, it is time to ask if we need a rethink or develop a new strategy to contain and manage the threats of terrorism and extremism.

Readership: Security specialists, practitioners of community engagement, psychologists, policy makers, academics and researchers working in the field of security studies.

240pp May 2015978-1-78326-389-9 US$95 £63978-1-78326-390-5(ebook) US$124 £82

ASIAN EDUCATIONTEACHING SCIENCE IN CULTURALLY RELEVANT WAYS Ideas from Singapore Teachersedited by Tang Wee Teo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) & Rong Lun Khoh (Temasek Junior College, Singapore)

This book encapsulates the vision of Singapore science educators to bring the local elements of the country to bear in the science curriculum. In experimenting with familiar materials used and consumed in our everyday lives, and applying scientific knowledge to analyse and provide explanations of the observed phenomena the editors and contributing authors hope to introduce culturally relevant science activities for enactment in the formal and informal science curriculum.

Readership: Students, professionals (especially science educators — teachers and academics) and general public who are interested in the relevance of science to their everyday lives and making connections between science learning and the cultural elements in Singapore.

120pp Dec 2014978-981-07-5468-6(pbk) US$18 £12978-981-07-5469-3(ebook) US$23 £16

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World Scientific Book Series in Asian Trade and Asian Economic Development ASIAN ENERGY AT THE CROSSROADSby David Roland-Holst & David Zilberman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

In two centuries since the Industrial Revolution, energy-based technological change conferred living standards on Western economies that are beyond the imagination of their ancestors. Asia came later to industrialization, and it remains unequally distributed around the region. Rapid and sustained growth over the last generation, however, has begun a dramatic transition for this region. Average per capita energy consumption is low in Asia today, but rising inexorably with incomes. This book collects expert perspectives on the salient aspects of the regional and global energy economy.

Readership: Graduate-level students or researchers in the field of energy economics and energy policy.

300pp Mar 2015978-981-4489-00-3 US$98 £65978-981-4489-01-0(ebook) US$127 £85

CHINA’S STATE-MANAGED MARKETIZATION APPROACH TO ENERGY SECURITYAn International Comparisonby Shaofeng Chen (Peking University, China)

While China’s oil security problem has disconcerted the Chinese government, it has also drawn world attention. What are China’s oil security perceptions? How and why has China adopted a state-managed marketization approach (SMMA) to oil security? And in what sense is China’s SMMA a divergence from the international practice? This book provides an in-depth study and a systematic analysis to these issues. Rather than merely sketching out China’s energy situation and countermeasures, this book expounds the motives behind those measures at great length, in comparison with other countries.

Readership: Graduates, academics and researchers who are interested in China’s policies and strategies in energy security issues.

260pp Apr 2015978-981-4522-76-2 US$88 £58978-981-4522-77-9(ebook) US$114 £75

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