Product Description: As a book on public policy, this book is unique in addressing explicitly the role of human nature. Only with a good understanding of human nature can policy makers address their foremost needs and anticipate how people may respond to specific designs in policy...read more

Product Description: This book documents the search for a workable model of democracy in Asia. It explores the various forms of Asian democracy practiced to date, and throws light on where these models may have failed and where they may have succeeded...read more

Product Description: This volume discusses the determinants of happiness and presents case studies of how public policy can help promote happiness. Happiness is a private matter and individual pursuit, however public policy does have an important role and can contribute much through various enabling means...read more

Product Description: This book examines the bilateral relationship between Hong Kong and China and its implications for the wider international economic community.

Product Description: This book is a valuable contribution to the literature on education reform." -- Professor Colin J. Marsh, Curtin University, Perth, Western AustraliaThis book investigates and analyses critical issues in education reform and discusses possible pitfalls in the current global drive to promote excellence...read more

Product Description: The Asian crisis of 1997-1998 was a major influence on macroeconomic thinking concerning exchange rate regimes, the functioning of international institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, and international contagion of macroeconomic instability from one country to another...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The future of Hong Kong's strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region depends to a large extent on its advantage in providing logistics and entrepot services. As a service economy which is largely driven by external demand for its goods and services, Hong Kong needs to improve its international competitiveness by investing in logistics infrastructure and technology, maintaining a well-educated workforce and being sensitive to the needs of customers and changes in the market place...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Principles of Public Policy Practice was written with policy makers, concerned citizens, and students of public policy in mind. Striving to avoid technical language, the author introduces a new paradigm that starts from the commonality of human nature and the assumption that public policy should be impartial...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)