The Far East and Australasia 2003A systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. * Essential for anyone with a professional interest in the region * Keeps up-to-date with current economic and political developments * Presents over 1,400 pages of statistics, directory material and expert analysis. General Survey * Informative articles on contemporary issues relating to the area as a whole. Topics include: Current Security Issues in Asia; Population in Asia and the Pacific; Environmental Issues of Asia and the Pacific; The Religions of Asia Pacific and The Asian-Pacific Community in the Pacific Century. Country Surveys * Individual chapters on each country containing: articles n geography, history and the economy; an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, and education; a directory of names, addresses and contact numbers covering the constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade, industry, tourism, defence and education; a select bibliography. Regional Information * Includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel; a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific; a directory of research institutes specializing in the region; select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Far East and Australasia; and an index of regional organizations. |
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Contents
Current Security Issues in Asia | 3 |
Population in Asia and the Pacific | 9 |
Environmental Issues of Asia and the Pacific | 23 |
The Religions of Asia and the Pacific | 37 |
The AsianPacific Community in the Pacific Century | 48 |
AFGHANISTAN | 59 |
Economy KEVIN RAFFERTY | 79 |
Statistical Survey | 87 |
149 | 472 |
Directory | 475 |
Bibliography | 514 |
History ROBERT CRIBB | 520 |
Economy SARWAR O H HOBOHM | 536 |
Statistical Survey | 548 |
Bibliography | 572 |
Recent History AKIRA YAMAZAKI | 580 |
Bibliography | 97 |
AUSTRALIA | 100 |
Economy NEVILLE NORMAN | 108 |
Statistical Survey | 116 |
Directory | 122 |
Bibliography | 141 |
MALAYSIA | 165 |
938 | 200 |
Physical and Social Geography HARVEY DEMAINE | 203 |
Economy CHRIS EDWARDS revised by ROKIAH ALAVI | 219 |
Bibliography | 226 |
HONG KONG | 329 |
Physical and Social Geography | 360 |
Economy revised by the editorial staff | 367 |
Directory | 373 |
CHINA TAIWAN | 379 |
Economy ROBERT F | 394 |
Statistical Survey | 402 |
Directory | 407 |
Bibliography | 419 |
BANGLADESH | 425 |
Statistical Survey | 434 |
Physical and Social Geography B H FARMER | 442 |
Economy SANJAYA BARU | 460 |
Statistical Survey | 468 |
Economy BRUCE HENRY LAMBERT | 599 |
Statistical Survey | 609 |
Directory | 616 |
Bibliography | 645 |
THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 652 |
Economy ROBERT F | 666 |
971 | 713 |
977 | 725 |
Physical and Social Geography B H FARMER | 819 |
MONGOLIA | 832 |
Economy RICHARD VOKES | 875 |
Statistical Survey | 885 |
Economy MARIKA VICZIANY | 912 |
Statistical Survey | 923 |
980 | 954 |
997 | 969 |
THAILAND | 1014 |
1126 | 1061 |
Physical and Social Geography HARVEY DEMAINE | 1231 |
CALENDARS TIME RECKONING AND WEIGHTS | 1594 |
RESEARCH INSTITUTES STUDYING | 1601 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHYBOOKS | 1616 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHYPERIODICALS | 1624 |
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