Neoliberalism and Conflict in Asia After 9/11

ISBN-13: 9780415373210 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 262 str.

Garry Rodan; Kevin Hewison

Opis

Key events in Asia s recent history have included the end of the Cold War, the Asian Economic Crisis and the war on terror . This is a critical assessment of these events, and of the interplay of security and economics in shaping political regimes and modifying market systems. Based on the notion that market systems are inherently political and conflict-ridden, this collection clarifies and explains the conflicts shaping the path of neoliberal globalization. Collectively it represents a disciplined and systematic address of four overarching questions: * What are the significant conflicts emanating from neoliberal globalization, and what are their implications?
* What are the implications of new security concerns for these conflicts, and what are their impacts?
* How are conflicts associated with globalization and security affecting social and economic policy directions?
* Can these directions be reconciled with the reproduction of existing political regimes, or do they threaten their basis? In addressing these questions, the essays depict neoliberal globalization in the new security context as being able to accommodate a range of political regimes. This fascinating collection is a must-read for those with a professional interest in the region post-9/11. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal Critical Asian Studies."

Recenzje

"The 12 essays presented by Rodan and Hewison examine social, economic, and political conflict in Asia at the current moment of neoliberal capitalism. The first group of essays, premised on the notion that market systems are inherently political and conflict-ridden, analyzes the changing nature of capitalist market systems in East and Southeast Asia. Topics in this section include the “securitization of US foreign economic policy in East Asia; debate over what constitutes Asian regionalism; and the relationship between international capital, Singapore’s state companies, and security. The next section focuses on forms of conflict involving domestic and political institutions and governance mechanisms for suppressing contestation of neoliberalism. Specific issues include rural land reform in China, neoliberalism and political alliances in the Philippines, Indonesian local party politics, and the political economy of developmental aid selectivity." --Reference & Research Book News

Spis treści

1. Globalization, Conflict and Political Regimes in East and Southeast Asia  2. Neoliberalistm and the Future World: Markets and the End of Politics  3. After Neoliberal Globalization: The Securitization of U.S. Foreign Economic Policy in East Asia  4. U.S. Hegemony and Southeast Asia: The Impact of, and Limits to, U.S. Power and Influence  5. APEC, Globalization, and 9/11: The Debate on What Constitutes Asian Regionalism  6. International Capital, Singapore’s State Companies, and Security  7. The Antipolitics of Good Governance: From Global Social Policy to a Global Populism?  8. Political Regimes and Development Assistance: The Political Economy of Aid Selectivity  9. The Arroyo Government and ‘Civil Society’ Participation in the Philippines: Neoliberalism, Political Alliances, and Succession  10. Indonesian Local Party Politics: A Site of Resistance to Neoliberal Reform  11. Full Circle? Rural Land Reforms in Globalizing China  12. Globalization, International Coalitions, and Domestic Reform