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How Asia Works
- Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Publisher's summary
In the 1980s and 1990s, many in the West came to believe in the myth of an East-Asian economic miracle, with countries seen as not just development prodigies but as a unified bloc, culturally and economically similar, and inexorably on the rise. 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 countries have boomed while others have languished.
Impressive in scope, How Asia Works is essential listening for anyone interested in a region that will shape the future of the world.
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- Jay
- 02-17-20
The best economic development book I’ve ever seen
This book gives the essential blueprint for how developing countries succeed in the postwar era. He tells you why countries like Japan, Taiwan,Korea succeeded and others like the Philippines Indonesia Malaysia did not. If you want to understand Asian economics you must listen to this book.
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- Karabo Molema
- 04-11-18
a good book, that explains Asian economies well
This book explains the economic history, of Asia quite well. Along the way you learn how countries influenced each other. How the Germans influenced the Japanese, in turn they influenced the Koreans, and so on. Also the other important takeaway, is that you learn about Friedrich List
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- Will Dubiel
- 04-05-20
A roadmap for economic development
Excellent book. Well written and well narrated. My only complaint is that the volume is inconsistent. It can dip and rise without warning, and is often too quiet.
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- Actually possible
- 03-08-20
very interesting account of economics
very interesting account of economics in general and east Asia in particular. interesting metaphor doing crucial work of nations' economies being infants or grown-ups.
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- Jose
- 06-11-20
Excellent Book - Huge Topic
Narrator is top quality
The content is well presented and defended. The story is excellent and detailed. It would have been easy to make this a boring book. But it is not boring.
People should read this to understand the China-side on Trade.
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- Whalan
- 06-26-19
Lessons in the quest for economic development
Excellent audiobook.. A must read for all those entrusted with economic policies in developing states..
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- Similo
- 05-26-19
EM Economics
Most people who go to University study developed markets economics. This book shows the least taught economics, EM economics. Lovely book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-14-18
Didn’t start well, so I didn’t finish.
Some of the propositions explained by the author fly in the face of basic economics. Additionally some of the remedies the author prescribes are bordering on socialist or Marxist. Not a fan.
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- kimroh
- 11-01-18
Great insight of the Asian economy and development
Being an Asian myself it is great to know how neighbouring nations succeed while others don't.
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- Angie Bender
- 10-06-18
Boring.
Maybe it was over my head but it could have used some analogies and comparisons to make it more interesting.
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- Black2Sugars
- 03-14-23
Incisive analysis & articulate presentation
How Asia works has been on my reading list for a decade and this audiobook presents a difficult technical topic in a very accessible way with well-paced and commanding narration. Great book!
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- Cristian
- 05-16-20
Great
Great writing, storytelling and overall amazing economic and politic overview of Asian countries development.
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- Stevebrucehk
- 02-24-20
excellent book for anyone new to Asia
I wish I'd found this book much sooner. fascinating insight into the Asian economies and how they link together. also read Asian Godfathers by the same author.
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- Beshr
- 01-06-19
Important, informative, but tough
I highly recommend this book for those interested in the economic (and political) growth of the 3rd world and how to get there quickly. Besides the material itself, the storyline is engaging and the narration is excellent. However, the language is a little too academic and the content might feel like a drag sometimes. Still, a really important book overall.
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Insiteful
A must read for anyone wanting to expand there investing horizons.Understanding how the post war world works is critical to making that a success. After all you can't miss out on a third of the planet.
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Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
By: Ezra F. Vogel
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The Emperor's New Road
- China and the Project of the Century
- By: Jonathan E. Hillman
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi's flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend more than one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. It touches more than 130 countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing promises that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Boring and Fascinating
- By Greg Newkirk, GISP AICP on 03-18-21
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The Third Revolution
- Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
- By: Elizabeth C. Economy
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 248
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
Eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the centralization of power under Xi himself; the expansion of the Communist Party's role in Chinese political, social, and economic life; and the construction of a virtual wall of regulations to control more closely the exchange of ideas and capital between China and the outside world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A decent synopsis of Xi Jinping and his polices
- By Yoda on 04-29-19
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The Code of Capital
- How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
- By: Katharina Pistor
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and why this little-known fact is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Capital's cream rises, and here's just how it does
- By Philo on 10-11-19
By: Katharina Pistor
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Poor Economics
- A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
- By: Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 738
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo have pioneered the use of randomized control trials in development economics. Work based on these principles, supervised by the Poverty Action Lab, is being carried out in dozens of countries. Drawing on this and their 15 years of research from Chile to India, Kenya to Indonesia, they have identified wholly new aspects of the behavior of poor people, their needs, and the way that aid or financial investment can affect their lives. Their work defies certain presumptions: that microfinance is a cure-all, that schooling equals learning....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent for non-economists
- By D. Martin on 07-01-12
By: Abhijit V. Banerjee, and others
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China's Economy
- What Everyone Needs to Know®
- By: Arthur R. Kroeber
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 194
China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know® is a concise introduction to the most astonishing economic growth story of the last three decades. In the 1980s, China was an impoverished backwater, struggling to escape the political turmoil and economic mismanagement of the Mao era. Today it is the world's second biggest economy, the largest manufacturing and trading nation, the consumer of half the world's steel and coal, the biggest source of international tourists, and one of the most influential investors in developing countries from southeast Asia to Africa to Latin America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An interesting insight
- By Cole Peters on 11-28-18
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 290
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Story5 out of 5 stars 254
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
By: Ezra F. Vogel
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The Emperor's New Road
- China and the Project of the Century
- By: Jonathan E. Hillman
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi's flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend more than one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. It touches more than 130 countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing promises that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Boring and Fascinating
- By Greg Newkirk, GISP AICP on 03-18-21
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The Third Revolution
- Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
- By: Elizabeth C. Economy
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 248
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
Eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy provides an incisive look at the transformative changes underway in China today. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the centralization of power under Xi himself; the expansion of the Communist Party's role in Chinese political, social, and economic life; and the construction of a virtual wall of regulations to control more closely the exchange of ideas and capital between China and the outside world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A decent synopsis of Xi Jinping and his polices
- By Yoda on 04-29-19
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The Code of Capital
- How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
- By: Katharina Pistor
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and why this little-known fact is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Capital's cream rises, and here's just how it does
- By Philo on 10-11-19
By: Katharina Pistor
-
Poor Economics
- A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
- By: Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 738
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo have pioneered the use of randomized control trials in development economics. Work based on these principles, supervised by the Poverty Action Lab, is being carried out in dozens of countries. Drawing on this and their 15 years of research from Chile to India, Kenya to Indonesia, they have identified wholly new aspects of the behavior of poor people, their needs, and the way that aid or financial investment can affect their lives. Their work defies certain presumptions: that microfinance is a cure-all, that schooling equals learning....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent for non-economists
- By D. Martin on 07-01-12
By: Abhijit V. Banerjee, and others
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China and Japan
- Facing History
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today, their relationship is strained. China's military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan's brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years, less than 10 percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the other side must deal openly with its history before relations can improve. Ezra Vogel's China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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China & Japan is first rate by a top scholar
- By Louise Stone on 06-17-20