New Challenges for Development and Modernization: Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific Region in the New Millenium
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Book from 2002 that brings together empirical and theoretical evidence to evaluate the challenges of development and modernization confronted by Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region at the dawn of a new millennium. Edited by Yue-man Yeung, who is professor of geography, director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, head of Shaw College and director the Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Table of Contents
PART I. Introduction 1. Millennial Changes and Challenges for Pacific Asia (Yue-Man Yeung)
PART II. Economic and Technological Development 2. The "New Developmentalism" in Post-Crisis Asia: The Case of Thailand's SME Sector (Frederic C. Deyo) 3. Openness, distributive Conflict and Social Insurance: the Social and Political Implications of China's WTO Membership (Shaoguang Wang) 4. Redefining Hong Kong's Strategy of Growth and Development (Yun-Wing Sung) 5. Hong Kong's Technology Roadmap (Charles K. Kao) 6. Business as Usual? Changing Business Networks in Pacific Asia in a Globalizing Era (Henry Wai-Chung Yeung)
PART III. Political and Social Change 7. Political Freedom and Development in Asia: Prospects for Democratization (Joe V. Abueva) 8. Hong Kong's Partial Democracy under Stress (Siu-Kai Lau) 9. Ageing Population and Gender Issues (Fanny M. Cheung) 10. Civil Society and Democratization in Asia: Prospects and Challenges in the New Millenium (Emma Porio)
PART IV. Regional Perspectives 11. Democratization and the National Identity Question in East Asia (Baogang He) 12. Asia-Pacific Urbanism under Globalization (Yue-Man Yeung) 13. APEC's Prospects as an International Organization (Andrew Elek)
Contributors Index
