This book examines the current main sustainable development issues in Asia from a socio-economic, macroeconomic, and financial perspective, beyond a plain environmental context. The book further analyzes both financial or health crises, which jeopardize the economic sustainability of countries, particularly in Asia where a sustained economic growth path is an occurrence of the recent past. By doing so, the volume presents case studies on countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries, like Thailand. In some instances, the book provides a comparative analysis of the experience of European Union countries. The book is divided into two parts. The first part presents contributions with socio-economic perspectives under the broad heading of sustainable development. Each contribution examines a specific Asian country. Additionally, it looks into China's rise in adjacent regions like the Middle East, discussing China's positioning in the world in the current post Covid19 context. The second part presents the experiences of a number of Asian countries in terms of financial and economic perspectives, including an analysis of the issue of sovereign debt. The book further examines broader topics, like the sustainability of the top financial centers, and micro-finance. The volume is a must-read for scholars, students, and practitioners, interested in a better understanding of sustainable development issues in Asia in particular, and economics in general.

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Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan is a Professor of Economic Integration at the University of Limerick (Ireland) as well as an International Research Fellow at Ruhr Universität Bochum in Germany. Her research focuses on comparative economic integration (Europe and Asia) and economic growth, structural change, crises and financialisation with a specific focus on East Asian countries. Andreosso-O'Callaghan has published various articles in international journals and is the co-editor to several books. Serge Rey is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Pau & Pays de l'Adour (France) and Dean of the Social Sciences and Humanities College. His research interests are in the areas of international macroeconomics, economic convergence, the economics of the exchange rate and applied econometrics. He has published on these issues in leading academic journals, with a focus on the following territories/countries: MENA countries, European Union, Pacific economies and in particular Japan, and French Overseas territories. Robert Taylor was the Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies and a Reader in Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Sheffield (UK). His research interests focus on China's domestic and foreign policy, especially Chinese business management. He edited several books on the topic and has contributed to media programmes and engages in management consultancy.

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Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview.- Chapter 2. Sustainable development of multinational companies in Asia Reverse transfer of diversity management knowledge to headquarters.- Chapter 3. Employment and Human Resource Development of Disabled People in Japan and Finland: A Comparative Study from the Perspective of Diversity, Inclusion, and Decent Work.- Chapter 4. Hong Kong: "Business as Usual" amidst Social Unrest.- Chapter 5. China's Rise in the Middle East - Fuelling a Tired Dragon?.- Chapter 6. The Macroeconomic Impact of Government Debt: An Empirical Analysis of Thailand.- Chapter 7. The World's Top Five Financial Centers - Geopolitical Uncertainties.- Chapter 8. Microfinance - A Gender Equality Tool in the Context of Vietnam.- Chapter 9. Environmental Management Accounting in European countries and Japan - a literature survey.- Chapter 10. Funding and management control of hospitals: a France-Japan comparison.- Chapter 11. Trade Cooperation between China and Vietnam from the Perspective of Intra Industry Trade.