Infrastructure and Productivity in Asia : Political, Financial, Physical and Intellectual Underpinnings

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. This Book Examines Several Key Issues Facing Government Ministers, International Aid Organizations And Business Managers Who All Hope To Promote Business Or To Do Business In Asia. The Fundamentals Of Infrastructures Are Reviewed - Ranging From The Need To Support Educational Infrastructure, To A Review Of Terrorist Networks That Use Their Own Infrastructures As Well As That Of The Internet. The Authors Argue That Modern Infrastructure Is Interdependent. Yet If It Is Disconnected, Society Will Not Develop Smoothly And The Gap Between The 'haves' And The 'have Nots' Will Widen.--book Jacket. Infrastructure And Its 'sticky' Interconnections / John B. Kidd And Frank-jurgen Richter -- The Role Of Human Capital And Intelligence In The Economic Development Of The Asian Economies / Richard Lynn And Tatu Vanhanen -- Knowledge Resources In Korea / Chong Ju Choi -- Infrastructure And Productivity In Asia / Ranjit Ajit Singh, Eng Chye Phuah And Harveen Kaur -- The Dynamics Of Large Asian Corporate And Family Conglomerates / Ali Mirza -- The Business Costs Of Terrorism And Its Impact On Doing Business In Asia / Nara Srinivasan -- Improving Road Adminstration In The Asia-pacific Region / Clay Wescott -- How To Attract Foreign Direct Investment / Terry Tuharsky And Joan Barron -- Marketing And Communication Infrastructures Enable Proactivity And Responsiveness / Ralf Hirt -- The Leadership Dimension / John Alexander And Michael Jenkins -- Infrastructures / John B. Kidd And Frank-jurgen Richter. John B. Kidd And Frank-jürgen Richter, [editors]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book examines several key issues facing government ministers, international aid organizations and business managers who all hope to promote business or to do business in Asia. The fundamentals of infrastructures are reviewed - ranging from the need to support educational infrastructure, to a review of terrorist networks that use their own infrastructures as well as that of the internet. The authors argue that modern infrastructure is interdependent. Yet if it is disconnected, society will not develop smoothly and the gap between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' will widen. Contributions are provided by an international group of distinguished academics, managers and policy makers who contribute chapters on: - Infrastructure, systems, creativity and the role of human capital - the role of governance in major conglomerates as well as family-run businesses - the need to improve administrations to better use their human and intellectual capital - the development of a wired society across Asia and its implications - the development leadership to use the breadth of infrastructure interconnectedness Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Infrastructure and Its ‘Sticky’ Interconnections: Perspectives from Asia....Pages 3-27 The Role of Human Capital and Intelligence in the Economic Development of the Asian Economies....Pages 28-50 Knowledge Resources in Korea: Understanding Korea’s Business System and Capitalism....Pages 51-67 Front Matter....Pages 69-69 Infrastructure and Productivity in Asia....Pages 71-82 The Dynamics of Large Asian Corporate and Family Conglomerates....Pages 83-103 The Business Costs of Terrorism and Its Impact on Doing Business in Asia....Pages 104-122 Improving Road Administration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Some Lessons from Experience....Pages 123-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 How to Attract Foreign Direct Investment: The Korean Approach....Pages 147-165 Marketing and Communication Infrastructures Enable Proactivity and Responsiveness....Pages 166-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 The Leadership Dimension: Developing Human Capital in Asia....Pages 187-207 Infrastructures: The Difficulty in Forecasting....Pages 208-215 Back Matter....Pages 217-235 There is a feeling that Asia is at a crossroad, and is facing a new crisis. The earlier crisis of 1997/98 showed that effective systems were missing. Afterwards governments, foreign investors and foreign managers initiated more holistic infrastructures, but corruption, poorly connecting systems, and a lack of transparent management have ensured that these are under performing. In this book well-informed authors offer insights on Asia's political, educational and physical infrastructures, and indicate the routes leading to better integrated futures.