People Make Economies Grow. "The People Link" Focuses On The Characteristics of people, and their respective organizations, that contribute to integration and growth among the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. Particular attention is paid to three people links that have spanned the Pacific: the ethnic Chinese networks; the contributions made to Canada by Asian immigrants; and the role of Asian immigrants, as 'trade intermediaries' in promoting trade between North America and Asia. All western managers must be familiar with the role of people organizations, especially the values and practices in family-owned businesses. To identify future business partners, Canadian firms must understand the strategies of people and organizations from other cultures and figure out how to work with them.The purpose of the Hongkong Bank of Canada Papers on Asia series is to provide practical information, in the form of timely and readable works, to Canadian business and government decision makers that will help increase knowledge and familiarity with the distant markets of East Asia. This interdisciplinary series establishes benchmarks against which Canada's future can be measured systematically.Volume I, Benchmarking the Canadian Business Presence in East Asia, explained Canada's relatively modest business presence in the region and outlined the high costs of entering into these dynamic markets. Volume II, East Asian Capitalism: Diversity and Dynamism, examined these systems as one aspect of reducing such entry costs.