Asia Pacific transitions / edited by David E. Andersson and Jessie P.H. Poon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andersson, David E., 1966-

Poon, Jessie P. H., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--Economic conditions.

Asia.

Economic conditions.

Pacific Area--Economic conditions.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

xi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

Modern focus on the Asia Pacific has centered on its rapid transformation in the span of a mere two decades. Since 1997 economic crisis, attention has now turned to transition issues as the region faces the challenges of global structural transformations that have and will affect the direction of the region's long-term development. Drawing from a range of contributors from several disciplines, this book seeks to capture some of the multifaceted dimensions of these transitions as the region adjusts to new global realities.

Contents:

2 Growth and Development in East Asia and the OECD Countries / Ake E. Andersson 12

Part I Institutional Frameworks

3 The Chinese Kaleidoscope: Chinese Economic Development in the Light of the New Institutional Theories / Kurt Lundgren 31

4 On Lao Tzu: His Impact on Chinese Thinking / Zhang Wei-bin 47

5 Value Systems and Organization of Scholarship and Research in East and West / Martin Beckmann 57

6 Illiberal Democracy in Southeast Asia / Jan Engberg 64

7 Beyond Dire Straits? Transnationalization and Renationalization in the Southern Growth Triangle / Niklas Eklund 81

8 Land-Use Controls and Economic Freedom: the Diverging Histories of Singapore and Taipei / David E. Andersson 100

Part II Environmental and Economic Constraints

9 Ecological Sustainability / Finn R. Forsund 115

10 Pollution Transitions and Economic Growth in Asia / Hua Chang-i 124

11 Social Security Systems in Southeast Asia: Are They Sustainable? / Mukul G. Asher 135

12 Stable Expansion for the Chinese Economy: Lessons from International Experience / Lawrence R. Klein 155

Part III Cross-Border Networks

13 The Complexity of Self-Organizing East Asian Networks / David F. Batten 171

14 Asia Pacific and European Patterns of Intra- and Extra-Regional Trade / Jessie P.H. Poon, Edmund R. Thompson 189

15 Japanese Exports and Foreign Direct Investment / Pontus Aberg 207

16 Business Integration across the Hong Kong-Chinese Border: Patterns and Explanations in the Garment Industry / Edmund R. Thompson 224

17 Illiberal and Successful? In Search of Sustainable Regional Growth in Authoritarian States / Janerik Gidlund 239

18 Japanese Transition to Knowledge Arenas: an Infrastructural Perspective / Kiyoshi Kobayashi 255

19 Emerging Knowledge Networks in Eastern Asia / David E. Andersson 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0333803019

OCLC:

43913168