East Asia in transition : toward a new regional order / Robert S. Ross, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ross, Robert S., 1954-

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asia--Foreign relations.

East Asia.

International relations.

East Asia--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

East Asia--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xx, 368 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe ; Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [1995]

Summary:

With contributions by leading authorities on the security and political economy of East Asia, this volume examines the implications of the profound strategic and economic transformations in the region since the demise of the Soviet Union ended Cold War polarization and the emergence of new East Asian economic powers transformed regional economic relations. By studying the implications of these strategic and economic transformations for the interests of the great powers and key local powers and for the maintenance of regional stability, the contributors ponder how the changing relations among these states might evolve into a new regional order characterized by extensive stability and cooperation. By so doing, they consider potential sources of instability, including changes in domestic politics and enduring bilateral conflicts of interests, and the importance of developing creative bilateral policies and of maximizing the contribution of multilateral institutions in mitigating the impact of these factors on regional security.

Contents:

Part I Economic and Political Change

Economic Change and the Challange of Uncertainty / Robert Gilpin

Wealth, Power, and Conflict: East Asia After the Cold War / Richard Betts

Part II The Great Powers

Russia and East Asia and the Cold War / Charles Zeigler

China and the Stability of East Asia / Robert Ross

Japan as an Asia-Pacific Power / Mike Mochizuki

The United States and Asia in the Post-Cold War Era / Donald Zagoria

Part III The Local Powers

Korea in the Cold War and Its Aftermath / Robert Scalapino

A Giant Treats Carefully: Indonesian Foreign Policy in the 1990s / Michael Vatikiotis

From Domino to Dominant: Thailand's Foregin Policy in the 1990s / Danny Unger

Vietnam's Foreign Policy in the Post-Sovient Era: Coping with Vulnerability / Michael Leifer

Part IV Toward New Regional Order Political Transformation of Communist States: Impact on the International Order in East Asia / Herbert Ellison

Internationl Order and Organizing in the Asia-Pacific / Harry Harding.

Notes:

"East gate book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563245604

1563245612

OCLC:

31435427