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Foreign Investment in Asia, 2002.
Looks at how foreign investment is structured and run in Asia.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses the Foreign Direct Investment structure in Asian countries. The author looks at different theories of foreign investment, and how foreign investment effects the structure and economies of these countries depending on it for growth and development.
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"Foreign Direct Investment is one of the main sources of capital inflow in today?s world. Simply, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) refers to the investment by foreign countries in a domestic country. For Asian countries, which are the focus of discussion of this paper, FDI has been widely accepted as a crucial part of these economies. Recently, after the September eleventh attacks, the importance has increased even further, especially as there is a sudden contraction of this type of Investment. The majority of the Asians, therefore, express strong support for Multi National Enterprises (MNEs), saying that they contribute considerably to the growth and development of their countries. (European Report)."
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Investment in Asia, 2002.
A study of how Asian taxation and proprietary laws effect investment in region.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper examines the hypothetical scenario of relocating a manufacturing business in Asia. It compares the infrastructure, language, and governments of India and Malaysia, along with this issues of taxation and proprietary laws. The author of the paper describes the advantages of the diverse Indian population.
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"A local auto parts manufacturer is in a quandary. Imagine this hypothetical scenario. This hypothetical manufacturer of auto parts must consider, when expanding his or her business, what country he or she ought to locate a particular production facility. The ultimate goal of this individual?s particular operation is to locate said production facility in the ideal location to support his or her developing auto parts manufacturing corporation in Thailand. For advice in this crucial part of this local manufacturer?s operations, this manufacturer has hired a team of management consultants for advice. They have discovered that operating the facility would be too cost prohibitive if located in Thailand. Thus, the choice has been narrowed to locate this facility in either India or Malaysia."
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), 2005.
This paper discusses the role that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the economic growth of developing nations in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 50.95
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This paper explains that the importance of foreign direct investments (FDI) in developing economies cannot be overstated. The author presents Malaysia as a single case example. The paper relates that Malaysia is a nation, which has been troubled by currency and image problems but continues to compete for FDI that signify the potential for economic growth.
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"The importance of foreign direct investments (FDI) in developing economies cannot be overstated. FDI has the incredible power to affect the national economy of a developing (and even of developed) nation either for domestic good or ill. In recent years, this has been shown to be particularly true within the context of Southeast Asia, where quite a lot of FDI has flowed since the early 1990s. In some cases, this has been a positive force for economic growth, contributing to the long-term stability of the host nation."
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Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2007.
This paper examines the economic performance of the Asia-Pacific region and its relationship to foreign direct investment (FDI).
2,177 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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The paper discusses how growth in the Asia-Pacific region has been explosive, largely due to the amount of foreign direct investment (FDI). The paper looks at theories of the positive and negative consequences of FDI in the growth and economic development of developing countries. The paper explains that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country, especially one that is developing, is important; it helps them to receive more credit, allows them to do more with the capital that they have and ensures that their currency is more valuable. The paper points out that there should be a higher FDI in many of the developing countries and notes that China is receiving much more FDI than the other developing countries.
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Introduction
Economic Factors
Institutional Structure
Environment and Economic Growth Performance
Conclusion
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"The productivity that is seen in these developing economies is highly important. Productivity is raised when FDI is involved, largely due to the fact that more people in the host country are able to get jobs. Many of these developing countries are not able to support themselves very well, and many of their people are very poor (Wakeman, 1984). When foreign investors become more involved in a country, they bring jobs, and they bring wages that are usually quite respectable for that particular country. This is a strong incentive for individuals in that country to seek employment at the new business, and therefore the people that do receive employment there will want to work very hard to ensure the safety of their jobs and to attempt to get raises and promotions (Wakeman, 1984)."
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Casual Leisure in the U.S. and Southeast Asia, 2006.
This paper examines the levels of drug and alcohol abuse by students in the U.S. and Southeast Asia.
2,051 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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The paper predicted that drug/alcohol abuse by students would be more significant among U.S. students than among Asian ones. Asia is relatively conservative in its outlook, while the United States is almost synonymous with experimentation and leisure. However, the research found that the use of currently illicit substances was socially acceptable in Southeast Asia. Also, the major growing areas for poppies and marijuana are located in or very close to Southeast Asia, making transportation easy and cheap. The paper concludes that U.S. students are therefore less likely to be heavy drug/alcohol users than are Southeast Asia students.
Contents:
Introduction
College Lifestyle and Drug/Substance Use in the United States
The Situation in Southeast Asia
Drug Abuse Recorded in Various Countries and Areas in Asia
Conclusion
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"In 1989, Rojek recognized that the negative side of leisure is a central factor in society when he said, "an obvious and indisputable fact about leisure in modern society is that many of the most popular activities are illegal" (1999, p. 82). Among college students in the United States, he found that the illegal activities were underage drinking and illegal drug use. Findings reported by Hoover, based on a survey of students at 140 U.S. college campuses, showed that "two in five college students regularly drink five or more alcoholic beverages in a row, which was significantly linked to the frequency with which they encountered secondary effects of alcohol consumption including date rape, scholastic difficulties, and violence (Hoover, 2002, pp. 34-37). A study by Tucker and Shinew (1995) examined the leisure pursuits of college age students, and found that 86% of those surveyed "consumed alcohol at least once a week and 40% used illegal drugs, primarily marijuana" (unpaged study). This material was based on self-reports, however, and might be skewed in favor of more alcohol and drug use, or less."
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Human Resource Management in Asia Pacific, 2005.
A examination of human resource management challenges for multi-national companies in the Asia-Pacific.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 82.95
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This paper explains that Asia-Pacific has become a region of hothouse growth, outpacing for the past decade both North America and the Euro Zone in the production of goods and services. It points out that with the march of some Asia-Pacific countries into the ranks of advanced economies and abundant signs that the others lagging behind are soon expected to follow, consumer spending is on the upswing. This paper further explains that due to multi-national level investments, the human resource departments have great challenges when dealing with cross-continent cultural barriers. This paper uses the case study of an Australian-based multinational corporation to understand these issues further.
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"Actually, the vast investment and business opportunities offered by Asia-Pacific to foreign entities have always been there. But many were initially discouraged by the generally enigmatic character of this combined market. MNCs, for example, used to find the Japanese market inhospitable, even impenetrable. As for China, the previous attitude of Saudi Arabia towards that country tells the whole story. Until the 1980s, observed the Brooking Institution in Washington, Saudi Arabia was loathe to sell oil to China because of perceptions that it was a godless, revolutionary threat. Now, foreign investors and MNCs tread into the markets of all the Asia-Pacific countries on a welcome mat, such that the region has outflanked even EU as host to the most number of MNCs . But it would seem that MNCs have to sweat it out first to make their standard management and employment practices work in this region of widely divergent cultures."
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Japan and Southeast Asia, 2005.
An examination of the history of Japan's contemporary relations with Southeast Asia.
3,274 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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This paper examines how history has had a considerable impact on Japan's relationship with Southeast Asia. The experience of the Japanese colonialism and the atrocities of the WWII participated in a persistent anti-Japanese resentment in the region with the result that Japan's foreign policy has had to deal with serious suspicion and difficulties to rebuild mutual understanding between Japan and Southeast Asia. It also looks at how the experience of the Cold War and Japan's submission to the U.S. economic and security interests have constituted an important obstacle to Japan-Southeast Asia interaction.
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The Legacy of the Japanese Military Expansionism in Southeast Asia Before 1945
A Difficult Japan-Southeast Asia Interaction after 1945: The Japanese Foreign Policy Choices in a Confrontational World Order
Balance: Japan and the Challenge of Reconciling History With the Future of a More Globalised World
Conclusion
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"The Japanese historical presence in Southeast Asia thus can be considered to have participated in the development of forthcoming antagonisms precisely in this region during the Cold War. In this respect, Takashi Inoguchi's analysis of the impact of the Japanese occupation on Vietnam is particularly relevant. Indeed, he insists on the fact that Japan's colonisation of Vietnam led to a considerable exploitation of the country's resources which resulted in the emergence of nationalist movements and doctrines that would be then appropriated and exploited by confrontational ideologies during the Cold War. "
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The Economic Miracle in Asia Pacific, 2006.
An examination of the historical, political, economic and social context upon which economic development in the Asia Pacific is based.
5,375 words (approx. 21.5 pages), 29 sources, APA, £ 93.95
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The essay is a systematic synthesis of the literature on economic history and political science that explains the East Asian miracle. It argues that state intervention has been a fundamental tenet of the great transformation of societies and economies in the East and Southeast Asian countries. The paper takes several case studies in East and Southeast Asia in comparative perspective to show the similarities and differences of the development experiences in the region.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Context Setting: Asia Pacific in Global and Regional Perspectives
The East Asian Miracle in Theoretical Perspectives: Market-friendly and Developmental State Explanations
Relevant Themes on the East Asian Economic Miracle: Agricultural transformations in East Asia and the role of industrial policy in Asia Pacific
Agricultural Transformation in East Asian Countries
The State and Industrial Policy: Comparing East and Southeast Asia
Conclusions
Appendix
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"The Asia Pacific has been the most dynamic region in the world with countries sustaining growth rates from 3 - 7% for decades, reducing absolute and relative poverty, and undergoing structural changes in demographic, economic and political terms. While area specialists do not claim a single model to be followed by the developing world, it is worthy to study the common conditions, policy choices, and challenges that these countries have faced. The East Asian Miracle indeed challenges scholars and policy makers to think beyond the standard Western model of development based on blind liberalization, deregulation, and privatization. Bearing in mind the nuances and commonalities across the region, there are lessons to be drawn if only to better understand the trajectory the region is currently taking."
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European Exploration of Asia and the Atlantic, 2007.
A comparison of the European motives for exploring Asia before 1350 and the Atlantic after 1350.
1,941 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper analyzes the European motives for exploring Asia and the Atlantic. It specifically compares and contrasts those motives in Asia before 1350 and the Atlantic after 1350. The paper concludes that while the long-term and prime motives differed, to a larger extent the reasons Europeans were exploring Asia and the Atlantic were similar.
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"Therefore, although the major European explorations of Asia and the Atlantic occurred over a two century divide, their motives seem largely similar. When Europeans dictated the terms of exploration, the motives for expansion were essentially the same, involving the hope of commercial expansion, the spread of Christianity and the more general hope of increased geographical and comparative knowledge with other regions of the world. It was only the imminent threat of Mongol invasion which spurred ecclesiastical and diplomatic relations into Asia, once this threat had receded, a commercial and mercantilist approach was taken. This was similar in the Atlantic where military domination of weaker peoples was not the initial motive for exploration; rather, it was access to valuable resources and the prospect of religious conversion. This shows the sustenance of a similar European mentality across the Middle Ages, a mentality in which the European power position was understood, dominating economic and religious exploration to both the East and West, rather than using military power and brute force."
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Conditions of Economic Growth and the Asia-Pacific Region, 2002.
A study of the preconditions and policies required for economic growth and why some Asia-Pacific countries have failed to achieve sustainable long-term growth.
1,030 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 28 sources, APA, £ 25.95
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A study into why certain Asia-Pacific countries such as Cambodia fail to reach long-term economic growth and an explanation of the conditions and policies needed in an economic climate to achieve this growth.
The paper covers the following topics:
Preconditions for faster economic growth
Policies for faster economic growth
Asia Pacific LDCs (Least Developed Countries) & Cambodia
The paper is filled with examples and recent statistics of countries including USA, Australia, Taiwan, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, and Asia-Pacific LDCs in general.
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"According to McTaggart et al, there are several pre-conditions for economic growth. One of which is the existence of an institutional framework that is crucial to the creation of incentives. This institutional framework included markets (supply and demand), property rights, facilities for monetary exchange, as well as simple and transparent regulatory systems (1999: 32.7). Market prices send signals to buys and sellers that create incentives to increase or decrease the quantities demanded and supplied. Markets also enable people to specialise and trade and to save and invest. Property rights are the social arrangements that govern the ownership, use and disposal of factors of production and goods and services (McTaggart et al, 1999:32.17). They include the rights to physical property, to financial property and to intellectual property. The existence of property rights and their enforcement by the law provide people with certainty in their business dealings and hence they help provide macroeconomic stability and a pre-condition for growth."
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Modernization in East Asia, 2006.
An analysis of the effect of modernization, globalization and transnationalism on East Asia.
1,844 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper discusses the effect of modernization on East Asia. The paper discusses whether globalization, modernization and transnationalism have resulted in a loss of identity and tradition in East Asia. It concludes that East Asian cultural ideals have not been compromised and replaced by Western cultural ideals, but rather modified.
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"Globalization, modernization, transnationalism. Each of these words evokes a wide spectrum of emotion in persons across the world ranging from extreme fear for loss of identity and tradition, to optimism regarding the future of the world, to indifference--a feeling that such concepts will not likely affect life in a meaningful way. Despite various sentiments concerning these concepts, one thing remains constant: "global culture," (if such a thing exists), is highly diverse. As culture spreads from one nation to another, the effect of this unique constant seems to be assimilation rather than substitution. Two films, The Japanese Version and Eat, Drink, Man, Woman as well as one compilation of essays collectively entitled Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia suggest that modernization has not replaced tradition; instead, it has initiated a series of welcomed modifications in East Asian culture, enhancing the preexisting traditional culture. These works reveal how Western influence has changed family dynamics, gender roles, and how Asians interrelate. The works examine two sides to foreign influence; they evaluate ideals that were consciously imported by Asians as well as ideals that have infiltrated Asian culture by way of American economic interest or other similar processes. Regardless of how these influences arrived in Asia, their impact is irrefutably significant and will likely shape the future of not only East Asian culture, but also global relations, particularly between the previously divided East and West."
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Economic Growth in Asia, 2004.
A look at how globalization has helped the economy in Asia through a discussion on food production and resource allocation.
1,221 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper examines how four decades of impressive economic growth, rising per capita income, and growing opportunities have provided millions with a better standard of living in the Asia-Pacific region and how, as a result of greater prosperity, Asians eat more meat, fish, and dairy products. It looks at how, coupled with a growing population, this increased demand has the potential to overwhelm global commodity markets and therefore create shortages.
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Crops
Agricultural Land
Irrigation and Water Uses
Fertilizer Consumption
Natural Resource Management
Organic Agriculture in Asia
Globalization
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"There has been a significant increase in the amount of arable land in developing countries; yet, the Asian region has gained a minute portion of available land to increase crop production. ? Developing countries will expand their total amount of arable land by 120 million hectares by 2030, this includes only 15 million hectares in Asia. India and China together account for about 28% of the developing countries? arable land. In South Asia, nearly 90% of arable land is already in use, whereas in East Asia, 40 % of arable land remains unused? (Ivory 2001, 17)."
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Southeast Asia, 2004.
An analysis of several situations in southeast Asia that have the potential of greatly influencing other parts of the world.
706 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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This paper presents a number of critical issues pertinent to southeast Asia that have the potential of greatly influencing other parts of the world. The paper discusses the disturbing growth of the "Al-Qaeda" terrorist organization in this region, illustrating its links to local Islamic radicals. The avian flu virus is examined in the paper, highlighting the potential it has for a human health disaster. The paper also outlines the December 2004 tsunami that devastated parts of southeast Asia.
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"One disturbing element in Southeast Asia is the growth of al Qaeda there during the past decade and its link with local radical Islamists (Palmer Pp). The organization has developed strong roots in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia with Indonesian agents working in close partnership with al Qaeda in promoting terrorism in the region (Palmer Pp). According to Ronald Palmer the "Jemaah Islamiya goal of establishing an Islamic state encompassing Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Southern Philippines is only in its early stages and has been stymied for the time being," however, it appears that the al Qaeda cells which have thus far been discovered may only be the "tip of a terrorist iceberg of unknown dimensions" (Palmer Pp). Local governments face severe challenges to maintain security, requiring a "policy framework much larger than merely fighting terrorism" (Palmer Pp). The Regional Forum on Security was established with its main function being to promote stabilization processes (Security Pp). Any changes and transformations in the countries of the region, "must be effected on the basis of the law," therefore, it is necessary to define, for example, exactly what the term terrorist means and who can be regarded as "a fighter for freedom" (Security Pp)."
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Population Control Trends in Asia, 2007.
An analysis of population controls trends in Asia and some programs that have been designed to address the need for population control in that region.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper discusses the reasons that population controls in Asia are necessary and highlights some programs that have been designed to address the need. The paper also presents several case studies that show both successes and failures in the region's attempts at population control. Finally, the paper determines the overall population control trends to date and suggests future efforts that can build upon work that has already been done.
Table of Contents:
Needs for Population Control
Attempts as Birth Control
China and India
Southeast Asia
Bangladesh
Conclusions
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"The amazing economic development in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore over the past fifty years has been accompanied by an intense interest on the part of governments in those nations in fertility issues. The nations experienced rapid population growth for much of the last century, but as much of that growth was driven by rapidly improved medical care and other aspects of development that worked to prolong life. The governments therefore implemented education policies designed to encourage people to wait until later in life to marry and to have fewer children. Such family planning worked to slow the fertility rates so that the population growths were slowed and eventually leveled. In other nations such as Vietnam and Laos, where economic development and education did not go hand in hand as expansively and rapidly, the population growth rates seem to have taken longer. This suggests that economic development can work to increase population, but that the growth can be curbed if it is coupled with social and education development, so that modernization is treated as a comprehensive program (Jones)."
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