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Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy

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Editors:
  1. Fu-Lai Tony Yu

    1. Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong

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  2. Diana S. Kwan

    1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

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  • Provides an Asian perspective on global developments in economics and politics

  • Offers a summary of broad issues facing policymakers around the world today

  • Brings together topics covered in the course entitled "Issues in Economic Development" offered at Department of Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  3. Tensions in East Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. The North Korean Crisis: Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Threat of Nuclear War

      • Richard W. Mansbach, Kirsten L. Taylor
      Pages 113-148

    3. Interpreting the Taiwan Strait Conflict: Taiwanese Versus Chinese Consciousness

      • Fu-Lai Tony Yu, Diana S. Kwan
      Pages 149-174

    4. Neo-Mercantilist Policy and China’s Rise as a Global Power

      • Fu-Lai Tony Yu
      Pages 175-196

    5. China’s Belt-Road Initiative: The Political Economy of Coordinated Coalitional Cooperation

      • David W. K. Yeung, Aloysius W. C. Lui
      Pages 197-226

  4. Political, Social and Environmental Challenges to Human Progress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
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    2. Globalization and Populism

      • Oscar Bajo-Rubio, Ho-Don Yan
      Pages 229-252

    3. Brexit and the Future of the European Union

      • Edward Gotham
      Pages 253-287

    4. Same-Sex Marriage in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: Ideologies, Spaces and Developments

      • Joseph M. K. Cho, Lucetta Y. L. Kam
      Pages 289-306

    5. Global Warming, Climate Change and World Environmental Degradation

      • Edward C. H. Tang
      Pages 307-329

  5. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Threats

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 331-331
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    2. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Development of Artificial Intelligence

      • Simon Chien-Yuan Chen, Ming-Chan Shen
      Pages 333-346

    3. How Realistic Is a Sustainable World?

      • Gunter Pauli
      Pages 347-358
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About this book

This book is the product of a team-teaching course entitled, “Issues in Economic Development” offered to the final-year students of Department of Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. In this volume, the authors comprehensively survey world’s most controversial issues in economic and political affairs. Topics in this volume cover Christianity-Islam confrontation; ISIS and anti-terrorism; North Korea and Taiwan-Strait Crises; China’s rise as a global power; Brexit; Artificial Intelligence; Bitcoin; same sex marriage; global warming; happiness and well-being. This book can be used as a reader or textbook in courses such as “International Political Economy” and “International Development”, or as a reference for scholars and policy makers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong

    Fu-Lai Tony Yu

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Diana S. Kwan

About the editors

Fu-Lai Tony Yu obtained his PhD from the University of New South Wales. He taught at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Monash University (Australia) and Feng Chia University (Taiwan). He is currently professor of economics at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. His research interests include entrepreneurship, governmental economics, Austrian economics and Asian business systems.


Diana S. Kwan is currently a project coordinator at Office of Medical Education, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are political philosophy and equal opportunities.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy

  • Editors: Fu-Lai Tony Yu, Diana S. Kwan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6462-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6461-7Published: 03 June 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6464-8Published: 14 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6462-4Published: 22 May 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 425

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Globalization, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Asian Politics

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