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" Inside knowledge : "
Michael Backman.
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BL
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988929
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b743299
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| Main Entry
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Backman, Michael,1967-
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| Title & Author
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Inside knowledge : : streetwise in Asia /\ Michael Backman.
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills, Balsingstoke, Hampshire ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2005.
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ix, 259 pages ;; 25 cm
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1403942374
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: 9781403942371
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.
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| Contents
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Knowledge from the streets: FAQs on Asia -- China's export revolution -- Backoffice outsourcing to East Asia: alternatives to India -- The role of women in business in China and East Asia -- The Singapore story: the struggle for transparency -- Malaysian business & politics: the shadow of Anwar Ibrahim -- Asia's casino and gambling industry -- Personal and surnames in Asia: credit checks and other business implications -- Distressed debt in Asia & distressed debt markets -- Arms manufacturing an dealing in Asia -- Starbucks & its competitors in Asia -- Who really owns Bangkok's sex industry? -- The international trade in rough and polished diamonds: the Asian connection -- India's wealthy Parsi community -- Travel warnings, terrorism & tourism -- A pragmatic look at running a five star hotel in Asia -- Australians in Asian business: guns for hire -- Bollywood and beyond: Asia's movie industry -- Birds nests and the extraordinary market for other Asian delicacies -- Asia's burgeoning art & antique industry -- Tans-national crime in Asia: the drugs, the smuggling, the intellectual property abuse -- Kazakhstan and the other stans: more than just oil and corruptions? -- Flowerhorn fish, hunghuauli & Zi beads: small crazes, big money -- Forcing transparency: how do you find out what's going on in Asia?
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| Abstract
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Bestselling author Michael Backman here draws upon a wealth of new examples, case studies and anecdotes to provide crucial insights into Asian business themes. This will provide a valuable guide for anybody whose business takes them into Asia and will enable readers to get to grips with Asian business and understand how Asia really works.
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Investments, Foreign-- Asia, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Commerce.
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Economic history.
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Investments, Foreign.
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Asia, Commerce, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Asia, Economic conditions, 1945-
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Asia, Commerce, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Asia.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.095
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HF3752.5.B33 2005
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F13-62clc
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