Pacific Rim Development: Integration & globalisation in the Asia-Pacific economy (Studies in World Affairs, 13) - Softcover

 
9781863739788: Pacific Rim Development: Integration & globalisation in the Asia-Pacific economy (Studies in World Affairs, 13)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1863739785 ISBN 13: 9781863739788
Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

There is not a single geography (or history) of Pacific Rim development but multiple geographies and histories. This study examines geographical changes in production, transport and telecommunications, public policy, labour markets, labour flows, and culture and community arising from the integration and globalisation of the Asia-Pacific economy. Contributions range from the rapid development of China's Pearl River Delta, through the Asia-Pacific migrant experience, to detailed local case studies in the Philippines. They highlight the spread and diversity of geographical experience. The contributions go beyond economic considerations and encompass social, cultural and political processes. By linking advances in knowledge about the world scene with growing knowledge about local circumstances the authors reinterpret contemporary geographical developments. This examination of global-local relations provides a fresh perspective on contemporary changes in the Asia-Pacific economy by highlighting how local systems are, or may be, inserted into global networks and circuits.

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About the Author

Peter J Rimmer attended Manchester, Cambridge and Canterbury Universities before coming to Australia to lecture at Monash University. He is now Professor, Department of Human Geography, Research School of Pacific Studies at the Anu.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1863739785
ISBN 13 
9781863739788
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240
Editor
Rimmer Peter J