Economic and Social Development in Pacific Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415056830 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 231 str.

Chris Dixon; David Drakakis-Smith

Opis

There can be no doubt that Japan remains unchallenged as the economic giant of the Pacific. However, the economies of East and South East Asia are increasingly becoming integrated into a broad Pacific Asia region which contains most of the world's fastest growing economies. In Economic and Social Development in Pacific Asia a group of world authorities set the area in its global context and examine the economic emergence of the region. In so doing, they illustrate that despite superficial similiarities, there have been many more differences and it is not possible to offer a model of Asian Development. The authors also challenge the perceived wisdom that this dynamic growth is the result of laissez-faire, market-led economies. They argue that on the contrary, there has been a great deal of government intervention, and this growth is actually a result of a policy of guiding the market. The authors also examine the one-sidedness of conventional representation in that it neglects the unevenness of development and the wider social implications. The authors discuss the rise of the ASEAN countries and state-controlled economies of China, Vietnam and North Korea.

Spis treści

Figures Tables Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations. 1. Pacific Asia in a Global Context Chris Dixon and David W. Smith 2. The Growth Economies of Pacific Asia in their Changing Global Context Peter Dicken 3. What's in it for us? Images of Pacific Asian Development Dean Forbes 4. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Geographical Pattern of Foreign Trade Flows with Special Reference to Taiwan Claes Alvstam 5. The Role of the State in Economic Transformation of East Asia Jeff Henderson 6. ASEAN Economies: Continuing Dynamic Growth in the 1900's John Wong 7. Footprints in Space: Spatial Re-structuring in the Asian NICs 1950-1990 Terry McGee and George Lin 8. China: The Consequences of Liberalisation Denis Dwyer 9. Transition in a Centrally Planned Economy: the Impact and Potential of Economic Reference in Vietnam Richard Vokes and Ingrid Palmer 10. North Korea in Pacific Asia Aiden Foster-Carter 11. Towards the Pacific Century? Chris Dixon and David W. Smith

O autorze

Chris Dixon, David W. Smith