The 8th annual East-West Center Participants' Conference
Subtitle: proceedings, February 8-12, 1999, John A. Burns Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii
Publisher: East-West Center
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Honolulu, Hawaii
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: East and West; Congresses; Gardens; Zen Buddhism; Influence; Virtue; Comparative studies; Chinese Philosophy; Green Revolution; Agriculture; Economic aspects
Other titles: Eighth annual East-West Center Participants Conference; Annual East-West Center Participants Conference; East-West Center Participants Conference; Proceedings
Notes: Organized by Boong-Jin Chung, Victor S. Olshansky, and Jeremy Seals.

"Most of the author's are students at the University of Hawai'i, pursuing their M.A. or Ph. D. degrees"--P. i.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Potential of establishing democracy in a Chinese cultural context / John Trowbridge; title: Comparison of the "virtue-ethics" of Aristotle and Confucius / Florence Chan; title: Revisiting orientalism, recovering difference / William N. Ridgeway; title: Economic evaluation of the impact of pesticides on fish in rice production in southern Vietnam: an application of the contingent valuation method / Minh Phuong Dang; title: Three million dollars for spilled coffee?: the impact of product liability suits on American corporations and consumers / My Do; title: Codeswitching at home among children learning Korean and English / Michael Francis Morrison IV; title: Japanese rap music: Sucha Dara Parr and the re-construction of youth identity in Japan / Andrew Armstrong; title: Analysis of China's involvement in central Asian energy / Robert Ragis Smith; title: Zero-sum games in the international area: Sino-Russian relations and the western response / Jess Long; title: Chinese philosophy and healing practices in an Indonesian martial art / Jaida n'ha Sandra; title: Rural to urban migration in Vietnam & government policy intervention / My Do; title: Incorporating the ICPD into national policy: a look at Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan / Jill Keesbury; title: Green revolution in South Asia / Naresh Pradhan; title: Garden in the heart: appreciation of Beijing imperial gardens during the Qing Dynasty under the influence of "Chan" Buddhism / Xing Xifang; title: Pacific Islands: an overview of development issues & future prospects / Seve Paeniu; title: Trading nuclear technology: the problem with North Korea / Victor S. Olshansky; title: Thailand: crisis and recovery / Hong Hoa Dao; title: Chinese business in Indonesia / Erlin Sarwin; title: Current political, economic, and social conditions in Indonesia: a modified PRS analysis / Erlin Sarwin