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The 1990s were both kind and cruel to Asia; kind inasmuch as growth in the first half of the decade was robust and expansive, development was widespread and rapid by historical standards, and markets were expanding in virtually every economic sector from consumer durables to infrastructure and construction.
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corporate governance index, government policy toward foreign enterprise, measures violent opposition, discriminatory regulatory practices, regime adequacy, foreign commercial operations, juridical reach, measuring tax burdens, political stability index, asset realignment, general political opposition, business confidence levels, political risk forecasts, stability methodology, composite index measuring, scheduled commercial banks, prudential authorities, sector meltdown, institutional reach, juridical requirements, foreign investor risk, preceding financial year, investor caution, services between countries, economic participation rate
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South Korea, United States, World Bank, Hong Kong, North Korea, Macapagal Arroyo, United Nations, Southeast Asia, Transparency International, Democratic Party, Asian Development Bank, Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book, International Labour Office, Purchasing Power Parity, Kuala Lumpur, Statistical Yearbook, World Development Report, World Trade Organization, Jiang Zemin, Abu Sayyaf, Bank of Japan, Kim Dae-jung, National Assembly, Spratly Islands, New Taiwan
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