Asia Future Shock: Business Crisis and Opportunity in the Coming Years

The transformation of China, India and much of the rest of Asia is seismic. Never has the region changed so much in such a short time. But change means opportunity and risk -- big risk. Do you know what to expect? Is your business prepared? Are you ready? The numbers are staggering: Within ten years, funds under management in China will grow to at least US$1.5 trillion, 100 million mainland Chinese tourists will pour out of China annually, Singapore will be a major haven for hidden offshore funds, Thai hospitals will be major providers of healthcare in Asia, the Middle East and to under-insured Americans, and shortages of management talent in India and China will be even more acute. Within 20 years, a billion more people will live in Asia's cities than do already, China will be a major sophisticated weapons exporter, Malaysia will have almost run out of oil, and divorce and family breakdown will mean that the size of the average Asian household will be substantially smaller. Within 25 years, Japan's population will have shrunk by 20 million, there will be 250 million more men than women in India and China, half the world's nuclear reactors will be in Asia, the world's biggest community of English speakers will be in China, and Asia-wide water shortages will see big hikes in food prices. Asia Future Shock is designed for corporate strategists and scenario builders, to alert them to these and other major shifts and to identify the opportunities and risks.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Population Dynamics: How Asia's Face is Changing The Internet, Big Business& Freedom China's Military Build-up 20 million Japanese to go Missing The Two Koreas to Reunify The Rush out of India by Indian Companies Asia's Nuclear Future Water Wars China to have the World's Biggest Number of English Speakers China's HR Nightmare India's HR Nightmare Wanted! 250 million Wives: Asia's Shocking Gender Imbalance Asia's Meaningless Borders Growing Family Breakdown in Asia China builds an Economic Bloc based on Corruption Vietnam: The New China? Burma: The Next Vietnam Does Indonesia have a future? From Malaysia Boleh to Malaysia Bodoh? China's Healthcare Sector to Boom The Next Tsunami: Mainland Chinese Tourists Medical Research to shift to Asia New Switzerlands: Private Banking& Money Laundering shift to Asia Asia's Coming Medical Tourism Bonanza Growing Corporate Ownership by Charities in Asia Index

About the Author :
Michael Backman specialises in Asia's economies and Asian corporate practice. He is the author of the international bestseller Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia named by The Economist as one of the finest non-fiction books published for the year. He is the author or co-author of four other books on Asian business and culture and has a long-running and widely-read Asian business column in the Melbourne Age newspaper. He has lived and worked in Asia, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on Asia, both for companies and at public events. He is based in London when not travelling in Asia. See www.michaelbackman.com for more information.

Review :
Michael Backman 'really understands why business evolved the way that it did in Asia.' - The Economist Michael Backman is 'a brilliant writer on regional business strategies.' - Australian Financial Review 'Backman's excellent and extensive case studies are aimed at pointing out the pitfalls to foreign investors.' - The Independent '...a must-read volume for anyone who is interested in current and future international affairs, global economics and business, or indeed for anyone who reads beyond the sports pages of the daily papers.' - Business and Finance Ireland