The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Jul 2008, Vol. 15, No. 8 (282)

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30 Jul 2008

Emerging Market Economies in Central Asia
www.centralasiaproject.de, Goettingen, Germany
Self-description: "Emerging Market Economies in Central Asia: The Role of Institutional Complementarities in Reform Processes. This three-year project aims at analyzing the institutional arrangements currently being developed and redefined in Central Asian economies. It expands the ÒVarieties of CapitalismÓ (VoC) research agenda to transition countries in Central Asia; notably Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and it is driven by the following goals: * to contribute in a comparative manner to a better understanding of political-economic developments in Central Asia; * to further the VoC research agenda by applying the approach to transition economies, notably to Central Asian economies; * to determine the influence of external actors in the transformation process in Central Asia and to develop relevant policy recommendations; * to elaborate the impact of distinct capitalist variations in Central Asia on economic performance - indicated by economic growth, income distribution, and socio-economic indicators."
Site contents:
* News; * Project; * Project Output (Papers, Presentations and documents, Curriculum Vitae); * Project Team; * Project Partners; * Pictures; * Links; * Search.
URL http://www.centralasiaproject.de/index.php
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Manuel Stark (mail--at--manuelstark.com), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

22 Jul 2008

Early Korea Project (EKP)
Korea Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US
Self-description: "The Early Korea Project is dedicated to the development of academic study of early Korean history and archaeology, focusing on the periods prior to the eleventh century."
Site contents:
* Mission; * Resources (Publications, Journal Indexes, Scholarly Abstracts, Images, Studies); * Links (Archaelogical Societies and Organizations, Historical Societies and Organizations, Online Databases on Korean History, Early Korean History-Related Organizations in Japan, Early Korean History-Related Organizations in America and Europe); * About the Early Korea Project; * Upcoming Events; * News on Early Korea (Over 1,000 Proto Three Kingdoms Period Relics Excavated at Kyongsan - Feb 2008, Super-sized roof tiles of Unified Silla discovered - Nov 2007, All news items on early Korean history and archaeology); Early Korea Project News (Early Korea Project Newsletter, Spring 2008, Vol. 1 No 1.) * Search; * Contact.
URL http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ekp
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Martin T. Bale (kojengi70--at--hotmail.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

12 Jul 2008

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: In Perspective
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below, as well as at the http://www.c3sindia.org/tibet/263/olympics-torch-relay-intriguing-absence-of-panchen-lama/ address] - br."
Extract: "20. Yes, it is a fact that the nuclear deal is not an act of charity by the US in a moment of magnanimity to India. It is part of a strategic package. Our examination of the package should be influenced not by our past memories of our relations with the US, but by our present experience of it and our future expectations from it. If we examine objectively, we will have to accept that a strategic partnership with the US can act as a much-needed catalysts in enabling us to catch up with China economically despite our belated start and moderating its military and big-power ambitions." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai. He is also associated with the Chennai Centre For China Studies. - ed. ]
URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers28/paper2767.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.southasiaanalysis.org - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde--at--vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

09 Jul 2008

The Vietnam Center and Archive Blog
Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, US
Supplied note: "The Vietnam Center and Archive [http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu] is proud to announce the launch of our new blog located at [the URL below]. This blog will be used for a variety of topics and will be updated often by members of the Vietnam Center and Archive staff.
Blog topics will include: Vietnam Center and Archive news and updates, information about the Oral History Program, updates concerning the Virtual Vietnam Archive and the physical archive, interesting items from our holdings, website updates, and reference resources and outreach. We hope this new blog will both be a way to keep people informed about the progress of the Vietnam Center and Archive, as well as provide a valuable research tool. Several articles have already been posted, so please visit our blog and leave us your comments. [...] - mls."
Site contents:
* Links & Resources; * Category Labels; * Blog Archive 2008 (August, July, June ); * Search;
[The mission of the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience - ed.]
URL http://www.vietnamarchive.blogspot.com
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Mary McLain Saffell (mary.saffell--at--ttu.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300