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Money and power in hong kong and southeast asia by joe studwell published. Previous books include asian godfathers 9781861977014 which sold over 16,000 copies for profile and the china dream 9781847656933. Weve seen this book described as the best business book about southeast asia ever written, and although we dont as a rule delve into business books this is. How asia works a book by joe studwell 366 pages of which 100 are note sources. As joe a founding partner of our jv company dragonomics remarks, this is.
Joe studwell is the founder of the china economic quarterly. Asian godfathers by joe studwell, 97818619771, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Asian godfathers summary by joe studwell overdrive. He has worked as a freelance journalist in asia for nearly two decades. Land reform has been essential to the success of asian economies, giving a kickstart to development by utilizing a large workforce.
The book i had in mind was a simpering and flattering account of asian godfathers by someone else. A complex mythology surrounds these billionaires, but in asian godfathers, joe studwell finds that the facts are even more remarkable than the myths. Studwell has spent fifteen years as a reporter in the region, and he marshals his unprecedented sources to paint intimate and revealing portraits of the men who control southeast asia. How asia works attracted a fair amount of criticism here in hong kong for appearing to advocate financial repression paying derisory interest rates on household savings, enforced by exchange controls and state.
Money and power in hong kong and southeast asia kindle edition by studwell, joe. Studwell, whose asian godfathers 2007 dissected the failures of crony capitalism, argues convincingly that successful asian nations were built on radical land reform. It is a compilation of history of the economic development of. In how asia works, joe studwell distills extensive research into the economics of nine countries japan, south korea, taiwan, indonesia, malaysia, thailand, the philippines, vietnam, and china into an accessible narrative that debunks western misconceptions, shows what really happened in asia and why, and for once makes clear why some. He is the author of the china dream and asian godfathers. Hong kong and southeast asia are home to five hundred million people, yet their economies are dominated by only fifty families whose interests range from banking to. An incisive look at how southeast asias godfathers got rich by exploiting the regions dysfunctional governments and how local elites have used godfathers, in turn. Success and failure in the worlds most dynamic region main by studwell, joe isbn. All the books listed for the financial times and mckinsey business book of the year award. Asian godfathers by joe studwell overdrive rakuten. The economies of hong kong and southeast asia are dominated by on.
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