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Book SynopsisThere is great interest in the Pacific Century and what its implications for the future will be. The rapid economic growth of East Asia was already setting the region apart from the rest of the world by the 1970s. By the 1980s the trend was seen to have spread southward to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, while China''s provinces had also become integral to the regional economic boom.
In this exciting new study many of the ideas and expectations associated with the Pacific Century are placed under critical scrutiny. The book includes studies of particular countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. There is analysis of economic and political trends in the region, the reasons behind its rise and its importance on a global scale.
The rise of East Asia represents an historic turning point with immense significance world-wide. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned about the new approaches to and the debate about the rise of east As
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The rise of East Asia: Critical visions of the Pacific Century Part I Asia-Pacific nations 1 The end of the miracle: Japanese politics in the post-Cold War era 2 Global power or East Asian tinderbox? China in the post-Deng, post-Cold War era 3 From neo-mercantilism to globalism: the changing role of the state and South Korea’s economic prowess 4 The new Eurasian state: Russia, the forgotten Pacific player 5 Fragmented visions of Asia’s next Tiger: Vietnam in the Pacific Century 6 The politics of ethnicity and post-Cold War Malaysia: the dynamics of an ethnic state 7 Post-Cold War Indonesia and the revenge of history: the colonial legacy, nationalist visions and global capitalism 8 Anticipating the Pacific Century? Australian responses to realignments in the Asia-Pacific Part II Asia-Pacific patterns 9 The romance of Asian capitalism: Geography, desire and Chinese business 10 Localized spaces, globalized places: virtual community and geo-economics in the Asia-Pacific 11 The triumph of the East? The East Asian Miracle and post-Cold War capitalism Conclusion: The coming of the Pacific Century: the Cold War and after in the Asia-Pacific
