The Pacific challenge : development trends in the 21st century / Michael Waibel, Werner Kreisel (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waibel, Michael, editor.

Kreisel, Werner, editor.

Series:

Pazifik-Forum ; volume 10.

Pazifik-Forum ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects--Pacific Area--21st century.

Globalization--History--21st century--Pacific Area.

Asia--Economic conditions--21st century.

Pacific Area--Economic conditions--21st century.

Asia--Economic policy--21st century.

Pacific Area--Economic policy--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts

Other Title:

Pacific challenge

Place of Publication:

Göttingen, Germany : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2005.

Language Note:

Text in English and German.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The enormous leaps of growth and development experienced by Eastern and Southeast Asian states since the 1960s on account of their astonishing industrial development have led to concerns that a resulting global economic and political shift might favour the "Pacific region" at the expense of the "Atlantic region". A "Pacific century" was proclaimed, in which it was predicted that Asian-Pacific countries would outpace the traditional leading powers of the West. A more careful look quickly reveals that this view is too simplistic. From the point of view of various disciplines and covering different nations like China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea the authors of this publication pursue the question whether the 21st century can already be labelled the "Pacific Century".

Contents:

The 21st century: A 'Pacific Century'? An Introduction / Werner Kreisel

China's Ascendancy in the Global Economy / Markus Taube & Ka-Wai Yiu

Vietnam - A New Asian Economic Tiger? / Michael Waibel

Exportproduktionszonen im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum - Ein Entwicklungsmotor? / Rolf Jordan

Threats to Indonesian Stability in the Early Years of the 21st Century / Bernhard Dahm

The Prospects for Democratisation in Pacific Asia: Findings and Perspectives / Aurel Croissant

Zur Ökonomie innerstaatlicher Konflikte - Der Regionalkonflikt im Süden der Philippinen / Helmut Schneider

Plundering the Nation's Wealth? Mining and Development in Papua New Guinea / Roland Seib.

Notes:

"This publication gathers the contributions of the interdisciplinary series of lectures entitled "Will the 21st century be the 'Pacific Century'?, held at the University of Göttingen/Germany in the winter semester 2003/2004 ... jointly organized by the Göttingen Department of Geography and the Association of Pacific Studies--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

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OCLC:

647375525