Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance

Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance
Author: Evan Berman
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2015-09-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1784418838

Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance examines contemporary challenges facing public leaders in Asia, providing insight into leadership processes and contexts past practices affecting effective governance and policy leadership.

Transformations in Higher Education Governance in Asia

Transformations in Higher Education Governance in Asia
Author: Darryl S. L. Jarvis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811392943

This book documents experimentation with various policy and governance approaches that produce structural differences in the composition and organisation of Asia’s higher education systems. In view of the wide variation in the public and private provision of higher education, it showcases how issues of access, equity and modes of participation are addressed, how institutional and programme quality are managed and how academic labour is treated and developed. The book both maps these differences and analyses the country-level dynamics, policy approaches and the problems faced by a variety of states in Asia in the race to develop competitive higher education systems. Focusing on the intersection of governance and higher education policy, it addresses the challenges facing higher education in Asia and the national responses of governments in terms of the organisation of the sector.

Global Multi-level Governance

Global Multi-level Governance
Author: César de Prado
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280811398

Since the end of the Cold War, European and East Asian states have developed a series of unique trans-boundary structures and agreements, such as the European Union and ASEAN, and through new bilateral, multilateral and inter-regional relationships both Europe and East Asia are helping to transform other regions and the global community. This publication examines the complex emergence of a multi-level global governance system through innovative developments in info-communications governance; the role of policy advisors, think-tanks and related track-2 processes; and changes in higher education systems.

An Emerging Asian Model of Governance and Transnational Knowledge Transfer

An Emerging Asian Model of Governance and Transnational Knowledge Transfer
Author: Ting-Yan Wang
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020-06-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000546810

Although Asia has a long history of governance practices, its modern governance systems have been profoundly influenced by the Western models. This book explores how the declining economic and political influences on the global stage of the USA and Europe has significantly reduced developing countries’ confidence in the public governance models promoted by the Western world. As academics have begun to challenge the assuredness of the conventional logic of ‘Western = Global = Best’, scholarship has also grown on the contextualized governance experiences in Asia. This timely volume explores the emergence of Asian models of governance, taking into account the shifting global political economic landscape and the region’s rapid growth in recent decades. Could there be Asian models of governance that are distinct from the Western ones? If so, what are the key characteristics? The authors examine the potentials and challenges of Asian models of governance based on empirical studies from various Asian societies, ranging from Singapore and South Korea to Myanmar and Vietnam. As well as theoretical explorations, the book also provides rich empirical evidence on the contextualized lessons accumulated in Asia, offering a more nuanced understanding of Asian governance experience through comparative case studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Asian Public Policy which was supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education AcRF Tier 2 Grant entitled “Transnational Knowledge Transfer and Dynamic Governance in Comparative Perspective”.

Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific

Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific
Author: Kai He
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 041546952X

This book examines the strategic interactions among China, the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asian States in the context of China’s rise and globalization after the cold war. Engaging the mainstream theoretical debates in international relations, the author introduces a new theoretical framework—institutional realism—to explain the institutionalization of world politics in the Asia-Pacific after the cold war. Institutional realism suggests that deepening economic interdependence creates a condition under which states are more likely to conduct a new balancing strategy—institutional balancing, i.e., countering pressures or threats through initiating, utilizing, and dominating multilateral institutions—to pursue security under anarchy. To test the validity of institutional realism, Kai He examines the foreign policies of the U.S., Japan, the ASEAN states, and China toward four major multilateral institutions, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN Plus Three (APT), and East Asian Summit (EAS). Challenging the popular pessimistic view regarding China’s rise, the book concludes that economic interdependence and structural constraints may well soften the "dragon’s teeth." China’s rise does not mean a dark future for the region. Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacificwill be of great interest to policy makers and scholars of Asian security, international relations, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S. foreign policy.

The Politics of the Core Leader in China

The Politics of the Core Leader in China
Author: Xuezhi Guo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2019-05-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108480497

This is the first full-length scholarly study of the Chinese 'core' leader and his role in the Chinese Communist Party's elite politics.

Asia's Role in Governing Global Health

Asia's Role in Governing Global Health
Author: Kelley Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0415503434

This book investigates the neglected question of the impact of a rising Asia on the management of transboundary health problems. The chapters examine the role played by Asia in the governance of a range of global health issues and are tied together by a common focus on Asian countries' use of the sovereignty principle. In addition, the contributors examine the interaction between global, regional and domestic institutions, and present current ideas in Asia on the challenge of governing global health.

Governing for the Future

Governing for the Future
Author: Jonathan Boston
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2016-11-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1786350556

The book focuses on how to enhance the political incentives on democratically-elected governments to protect the interests of future generations.

Data Science and Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approaches in Finance

Data Science and Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approaches in Finance
Author: Gökhan Silahtaroğlu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2021-05-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030741761

This book considers and assesses essential financial issues by utilizing data science and fuzzy multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods. It introduces readers to a range of data science methods, and demonstrates their application in the fields of business, health, economics, finance and engineering. In addition, it provides suggestions based on the assessment results on each topic, which can help to enhance the efficiency of the financial system and the sustainability of economic development. Given its scope, the book will help readers broaden their perspective on the assessment and evaluation of financial issues using data science and MCDM approaches.

The Rule of Culture

The Rule of Culture
Author: Hong Hai
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429655215

Culture has an abiding influence on the way countries and business corporations are governed. This book introduces the reader to the deep philosophies that drive corporations and governments in East Asia, from China through Japan and South Korea to Singapore. With sparkling clarity and spiced with anecdotes and case studies, it depicts how respect for cultures can lead to spectacular success, or the lack of it to failure. Confucian practices such as guanxi in Chinese society, the benevolent culture of entity firms in Japan, and patriarchal chaebols in South Korea are analyzed with examples like Esquel, Nissan, and Samsung. A delightful chapter on Daoism shows how it drives Jack Ma’s Alibaba.com. In the governance of nations, the author reinforces Burke’s dictum that systems of government must be consonant with traditional cultures, and he calls out misguided attempts by the West to foist liberal democracies on civilizations in the East where respect for authority and communitarian values come before individual interest. The author advances the novel concept of the meritocratic democracy in which leaders are chosen not by electoral popularity but by proven ability. In a thought-provoking concluding chapter, he evaluates prospective constitutional changes in China that would enshrine meritocratic democracy as an alternative to liberal democracies that have turned dysfunctional in many Western nations.