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BL
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1016781
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b771151
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| Title & Author
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Capital and knowledge in Asia : : changing power relations /\ edited by Heidi Dahles and Otto van den Muijzenberg.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: RoutledgeCurzon,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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RoutledgeCurzon studies in the growth economies of Asia ;; 46
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1 online resource (xx, 239 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203711785
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: 0415304172
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: 1134409338
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: 9780203711781
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: 9780415304177
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: 9781134409334
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. The new economy : boosting new people or bolstering old ties? -- pt. 2. Engineering a new middle class : Singapore and Malaysia -- pt. 3. Producer services in transitional economies.
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| Abstract
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Global economic integration, widening communication networks and government policies supportive of private enterprise are changing opportunities for accumulating wealth, status and power. In varying degrees throughout Asia, this process is accompanied by the development of service enterprises such as banking, insurance, legal firms and IT firms, which provide access to the resources required for a profitable connection to the wider world. This book focuses on the key role played by producer services in shaping new business areas and new patterns for social mobility, and their interdependence w.
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Industrial policy-- Asia.
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Service industries-- Asia, Case studies.
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Service industries-- Asia.
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Social mobility-- Asia.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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Economic history.
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Industrial policy.
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Service industries.
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Social mobility.
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Asia, Economic conditions, 1945-
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Asia.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.095
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| LC Classification
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HC412.C365 2003eb
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83.30bcl
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| Added Entry
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Dahles, Heidi.
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Muijzenberg, Otto Diederik van den.
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