In the post-Cold War world, U.S.-Asian relations remain central to U.S. policy. Fault lines in the Taiwan Straits and on the Korean peninsula require the daily vigilance of U.S. and Asian policymakers. Asia's continued recovery from the 1997 financial crisis depends in part upon the health of the American economy. And as domestic political change accelerates across Asia, relations must be recal…
The contents of this book: I. Review of standards and activities relating to the protection of migrant workers. II. Scope of the instruments. III. The migration process. IV. Migrant workers who are in an irregular situation and/or illegally employed. V. Equality of opportunity and treatment. VI. Migrants in society. VII. Employment, residence and return.
This publication contains a series of papers that look at how information and communication technologies can be used to tackle development problems in Africa. The papers look at: background on ICT in Africa; and its current state; ICT in service development; the Un ICT task force and ICT as an instrument to leverage the Millennium Development Goals; the role of ICT in the African development ag…
This book contains: 1. Boom years and buildup of Vulnerabilities: 1992-98 2. Downturn and deeping depression: 1998-2000 3. Crisis: 2001 4. Aftermath: 2002 5. Role of the IMF
Buku ini berisi tulisan-tulisan staf peneliti Departemen Sosial Budaya CSIS. Kajian mengenai pemberdayaan masyarakat memang menjadi semakin relevan seiring dengan terjadinya transformasi sosial yang tidak hanya bersifat lokal, tetapi juga bersifat regional dan global. 1. Era kebudayaan : Pemberdayaan manusia dalam perkembangan zaman 2. Pemberdayaan 3. Pendidikan sebagai sarana pemberdayaan …
This book contains about: 1. Developments in the Uruguay round negotiations on trade in services 2. Services, trade and development 3. Women in service: Asian context 4. Trade in services in Malaysia: Construction and engineering, and medical services etc.
This book contains about: 1. Strengthening service sectors in Asia and the Pacific: An overview 2. Professional business services in ASEAN and the Uruguay round trade negotiations 3. Computer software and computer services in five Asian countries etc.
Since 2000, and with increased focus after the announcement of the One Belt, One Road initiative in 2015, China has led the development of a robust infrastructure program in South Asia. Despite being promoted by China as the creation of a win-win environment throughout the Indian Ocean region, realist scholars argue that China's motivations are to utilize this infrastructure to create overseas …
This book contains: 1. Education and skills development for poverty alleviation 2. Chinese experiences in poverty alleviation through human resources development 3. Women's empowerment and entrepreneurship development for poverty alleviation in South Asia 4. Popular education and the grassroots 5. Successful promotion of poverty alleviation through human resources development 6. Research…
The papers in this volume emphasize the need to integrate the development dimension adequately into the international trading system. Analysing a wide range of issues in the Uruguay Round, the authors identify the specific means by which this concept can be translated into operationally effective measures beneficial to the developing countries. I hope that this volume is helpful not only for ec…