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Global Movements In The Asia Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly becoming the main area of growth in the global economy in the 21st century. Recent developments in the movement of people, goods, services, and information are closely linked to the latest round of globalization, of which the effects on this region are particularly...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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World Scientific
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover13;
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors and Editors
- Introduction
- Globalization and Global Movements
- Human Movement and Technology
- Dynamics of Migration: Households, Gender and Ethnicity
- Labor Markets and Remittances
- Production and Trade
- Logistics and Transport
- Architects and the Urban Landscape
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 1: Brain Drain, Brain Gain, and Brain Circulation in a Half-GlobalizedWorld Yuan T. Lee
- Reference
- Chapter 2: Transnational Business and Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific Alfonso T. Yuchengco
- The Phenomenon of Globalization
- The Globalist Revival in Our Time
- Beneficiaries of our new episode of globalization
- Transnational Business in a 8220;Flat8221;World
- This new episode of globalization might give the world economy its biggest stimulus yet
- The Balance of Economic Power is Shifting to the 8220;Emerging Economies8221;
- The Political Implications of Economic Globalization
- Globalizations Positive Effects on Relationships Between the Big Powers
- Leveraging economic power for political goals
- Diplomacy in this ChangingWorld
- The problem of the economies being left behind
- Economic migrants flowing to the rich countries
- Deadlock in the Doha Round of theWTO
- Small States are Forming Regional Communities to Gain Economies of Scale
- ASEAN-10 plus China conclude a free-trade pact
- The Future of Transnational Business and Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific
- Toward an Asia-Pacific Community
- The Pacific peace will be built on the balance of mutual benefit
- References
- Chapter 3: International Mobility of the Highly Skilled
- The Global Knowledge Economy and Professional Networking
- The Definition of the Highly Skilled
- Brain Circulation in Taiwan
- The International Mobility of the Highly Skilled in Japan
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: International Migration in Asia and the Pacific
- Contemporary International Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Key Features of International Migration
- Debates on International Migration and Development at the United Nations
- References
- Chapter 5: Globalizing Householding
- The Household and Globalization
- Global Householding in East Asia
- Marriage
- Bearing and adopting children
- Child rearing and education
- Daily household maintenance and reproduction
- Labor migrant and household remittances
- Retirees and the elderly: foreign care givers and retiree emigration from East Asia
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Migration Policy
- Introduction
- The Current Status of International Migration
- Immigrants in OECD Countries
- Factors Affecting the Migration Policies of OECD Countries
- Immigration Control Policies Undertaken by OECD Countries
- Employer sanctions
- Human smuggling and trafficking
- Increasing numbers of asylum seekers
- Strengthening Immigration Control and Amnesty for Illegal Migrants
- Measures to facilitate the entry of foreign workers
- Measures for security since September 2001
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 7: The Occupational and Geographical Locations of Transnational Immigrant Minorities in Japan Tony Fielding
- Introduction: Japan as an Unlikely Country of Immigration
- The Historical Background to Contemporary Japanese Migration
- Japanese Emigration
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