Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia - Softcover

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Michael Backman is a leading researcher and written on corporate Asia and is known for his detailed and uncompromising anlaysis. He writes severalregular columns on corporate Asia and is the author of numerous articles that have appeared in The Times of London, the International Herald Tribune,the Asian Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review, the Melbourne Age, the Australian Financial Review, and the Business Times of Singapore, among others. He is also the principal author of the highly acclaimed Overseas Chinese Business Networks in Asia published by the Australian Government. He is a frequent speaker at international seminars and conferencesand a regular commentator in the media on business matters.

Mr Backman was trained as an economist. He currently divides his time between Paris and Asia and was born in Australia.

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"One of the finest general non-fiction books of the year."--The Economist

"A goldmine of facts...it should be required reading for every foreign bankerand fund manager arriving in Southeast Asia."--Philip Bowring, Columnist, International Herald Tribune

"Timely and highly readable, a must for anyone in Asia daring to get into abusiness deal, make a deposit in teh bank, or even buy a share."--Anthony Paul, Editor-at-Large (Asia), Fortune

"Backman is a keen observer of the Asian scene...This is a hard hitting book. It doesn't hesitate to name Asian names and companies."--Frank Ching, Far Eastern Economic Review

"Asian Eclipse is one of the most enjoyable I have read of the genre...highly readable...any foreign banker or investment manager on the way to a posting in the regionwould do well to get a copy."--Malcolm Surrey, South China Morning Post

"...a treasure trove of detail...The research and reporting is impressive andup-to-date...a pleasure to read, rich in anecdotes and never boring or academic."--Ricardo Saludo, Asiaweek

"...as a chronicler of Asian corporate practices, Backman has done an admirable job...this is arguably the most entertaining and eye-opening book so far written on corporate cronyims in Asia."--Vikram Khanna, The Business Times (Singapore)

"Backman's brisk analysis...should be required reading. The real strength ofAsian Eclipse is its accessbility to non-specialists through its startlinginsights into the business interests, machinations and relationships...Backman's excellent and extensive case studies are aimed at pointing out the pitfallsof foreign investors."--Gavin Greenwood, The Independent

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Asia's vast markets suggest great promise but many business people and investors have found only disappointment in the region. Asian Eclipse presents a daring and entertaining account of the realities of business in Asia today.

The exotic East, the mystical Orient... the book has none of this. Instead Asian Eclipse shines a light of rare intensity on Asia's economies, subjecting them to the degree of scrutiny and transparency that any economies with aspirations of modernity must be prepared to accept.

Among the hard-hitting chapters in this revised paperback edition are:

• An entirely new chapter on the bright and dark side of the Internet and e-commerce in Asia
• The realities of corruption in Asia - Bureaucrats, Bribery, and Bankruptcy
• What's Wrong with Japan?
• China: Rising Star or Black Hole?
• The casinos that are Asia's stock markets
• The corruption and nepotism of Indonesia's senior political families

Other books present only the good news and the cliches - the billion consumers, the enormous potential - but Asian Eclipse balances the good news with the dark side, what can and often does go wrong and why. The cronies, the conglomerates, and the poor corporate governance - the author is unrelenting in his searching analysis. No one should invest or attempt business in Asia without first reading Asian Eclipse.