Economic Change in Asia

M. Bruna Zolin is Professor of Economics in the School of Asian Studies and Business Management at Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy.Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan is Visiting Professor and Chair of East-Asian Economics at the Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany, and Jean Monnet Chair of Economics at the Euro-Asia Centre and Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland.Jacques Jaussaud is Professor of Management Sciences at the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France.

• Introduction PART I Global macroeconomic slowdown and East-Asian Economies 1..The lion's share: what's behind China's economic slowdown? 2. On a path towards financialization? The expanding role of finance in China’s growth regime 3. Reappraisal of the Environmental Kuznets Curve in East- Asian Developing Countries Falling into Middle-income Traps 4. Economic and social importance of the growing natural fibre market: China’s role in the international cotton market PART II Corporate strategy and social responsibility 5. The influence of national characteristics on corporate social, environmental and governance performance 6. Does Corporate Social Responsibility Enhance the International Transfer of Environmental Management? 7. The Status of Financial Accounting Standards for SMEs in Japan and the Philippines 8. Review of Evaluation Methods on Economic Benefits in Relation to Corporations’ Environmental Sustainability Activities - A Trial Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation 9. Cultural Differences Towards Business Ethics - Implications for French and American Investors in Vietnam 10. Synthesis and Conclusions