The Asian Insider
Unconventional Wisdom for Asian Business
Published on 1. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 294 pages
978-1-349-51288-1 (ISBN)
Description
Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom, much of which has achieved the status of myth. Bestselling author Michael Backman has researched beneath the surface to reveal the things that you need to know about Asian business and society. Using a wealth of examples, case studies and anecdotes, he provides a revealing and unconventional picture based around key business themes. Business, business culture and culture are entwined to draw the reader from the outside into becoming an Asian insider. Written in the author's direct, sharp style, The Asian Insider is a fascinating read for anyone wishing to get to grips with Asian business and understand how Asia really works.
Reviews / Votes
'The brilliant young writer on regional business strategies.' - Rowan Callick, Australian Financial Review
'[Michael Backman] really understands why business evolved the way it did in Asia.' - The Economist
'Michael Backman, an expert on the overseas Chinese...' - former Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong
'Renowned author Michael Backman...Apt and cogent.' - Then Malaysian Transport Minister and MCA President, Ling Liong Sik
'[Michael Backman] raises extraordinarily important questions about the national interest...' - Senator Susan Knowles
More details
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 294 p.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-51288-1 (9781349512881)
DOI
10.1057/9781403948403
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2004
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
MICHAEL BACKMAN is an author, business analyst and columnist who specializes in Asian corporate practice. He has a reputation for hard-hitting, independent and highly detailed Asian business analysis. Singapore's Prime Minister cited him in his 1998 National Day Address as an 'expert' on overseas Chinese and he has been described in the
Australian Financial Review
as 'the brilliant writer on regional business strategies'. He is the author of the international bestseller,
Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia
that was named by
The Economist
as one of the sixteen finest general non-fiction books published for the year. He writes a regular Asian business column for the
Melbourne Age
newspaper and has authored numerous articles for
The Times
of London,
International Herald Tribune
,
Asian Wall Street Journal
and the
Far Eastern Economic Review
. He has lived and worked in Asia.
Content
The Asian Insider: An Introduction PART 1: HOW IT REALLY WORKS Asian Family Connections PART 2: GOVERNMENT, THE RULE OF LAW & DEMOCRACY IN ASIA Is Democracy Always Good? Paying Peanuts: Politicians' Pay in Asia Police Corruption & the Rule of Law in Thailand Executions & Extra-Judicial Killings Government Statistics & Other Lies Thaksin Berlusconi & Silvio Shinawatra The End of Indonesia PART 3: SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA Why Singapore is Different: The Babas of Singapore Re-inventing Singapore? Singapore Inc. or Singapore Sink? Singapore's Thriving Sex Industry Diversity & Decency in Malaysia Rumours & Gossip in Malaysia Meet Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary PART 4: ISLAM, BUSINESS & ASIA Allahu Akbar! Islam in Asia Where do Asia's Muslims fit in? Southeast Asia's Arabs Pax Islamica : Malaysia and the Middle East PART 5: JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA & KOREA: ASIA'S MONOLITH ECONOMIES Land of the Setting Sun: The Inevitable Death of Japan The Law & China Is Booming China a Threat to Asia? Shanghai: China's Financial Capital And then there is Beijing... The Dalai Lama Eats Meat The Indian Way The World's Biggest Democracy Mumbai: India's Financial Capital India's Great Software Revolution India: Back Office to the World Stunning Korea Bibliography