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Book Title: Transforming East Asia: The Evolution Of Regional Economic I...
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Transforming East Asia : the Evolution of Regional Economic Integration
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Exports & Imports, Globalization, Development / Economic Development, Economic Conditions
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Naoko Munakata
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Perfect
