The fallout from the crisis in Asia has been immense. Asia's position as the global economy's growth engine is now no longer tenable. As the political and economic regimes that defined Asian capitalism struggle to survive, it is by no means clear that free markets, transparent and accountable systems of governance and more vigorous civil societies will follow. The contributors to this book argue that processes of globalization are driven by complex political forces and that it is not enough to look at economic factors in isolation. Chapters focus on the different political and market...
The fallout from the crisis in Asia has been immense. Asia's position as the global economy's growth engine is now no longer tenable. As the political...
Bringing together a number of recognized international experts, this book considers the impact of changes in American foreign policy on the East Asian region, as well as the evolving nature of American policy itself. Specific case studies consider America's relations with the most important countries of the region, including China, a potential strategic rival, Japan, still the second largest economy in the world, and Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country. These case studies and others are complemented with more theoretical and thematic considerations of the nature of American...
Bringing together a number of recognized international experts, this book considers the impact of changes in American foreign policy on the East As...
Focuses both on specific regional organizations like ASEAN, The Asian Development Bank and APEC, as well as on key institutions such as East Asian legal systems, the media, organized labour, Asian business systems, and the developmental state.
Focuses both on specific regional organizations like ASEAN, The Asian Development Bank and APEC, as well as on key institutions such as East Asian leg...
Since the end of the Cold War capitalism has become the dominant form of economic and political organization across the globe. This does not mean, however, that all forms of capitalism are the same. Competing Capitalisms explains why some countries have developed very different forms of capitalism and what happens when they interact. The book considers the distinctive experiences of Australia's market-based, and Japan's state-led forms of capitalism and explains what this means for future international economic competition.
Since the end of the Cold War capitalism has become the dominant form of economic and political organization across the globe. This does not mean, how...
This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the region, looking in particular at the impact and utility of the agenda on the region and assessing whether it is likely to help make the region more stable and less prone to military interventions.
It provides an historical overview of the region's civil-military relations and goes on to explore the dynamics of civil-military relations within the context of the security sector reform framework, focusing on the experiences of four of the...
This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the reg...
The Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important, but also the most complex and contested, region on the planet. Containing three of the world s largest economies and some of its most important strategic relationships, the region s capacity of regional elites to promote continuing economic development whilst simultaneously maintaining peace and stability will be one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century international order.
Intuitively, we might expect regional institutions to play a major role in achieving this. Yet one of the most widely noted...
The Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important, but also the most complex and contested, region on the planet. Containing three of the world s lar...
This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the region, looking in particular at the impact and utility of the agenda on the region and assessing whether it is likely to help make the region more stable and less prone to military interventions.
It provides an historical overview of the region's civil-military relations and goes on to explore the dynamics of civil-military relations within the context of the security sector reform framework, focusing on the experiences of four of the...
This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the reg...
This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the unique historical circumstances that have underpinned its rise to power over the last few decades. This detailed analysis provides the basis for an assessment of a unified East Asian region.
This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development ...
A comprehensively revised third edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text which provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics that are shaping Southeast Asia at both the national and regional level.
A comprehensively revised third edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text which provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics...
A comprehensively revised third edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text which provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics that are shaping Southeast Asia at both the national and regional level.
A comprehensively revised third edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text which provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics...
