Fr. 216.00

East Asia and the World Economy

English · Hardback

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In this book a world-system perspective is adopted to explain the economic success and political stability of East Asian development. The authors begin with a review of the world-system perspective, exploring its intellectual heritage, the historical context through which it arose, its basic assumptions and its policy implications. They then examine the particular pattern of development of various East Asian countries including: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, North Korea and Japan.

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PART ONE: THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION
Current Perspectives on East Asian Development
PART TWO: INCORPORATION
The Decline of the Chinese Empire
The Great Escape of Japan
PART THREE: REGIONALIZATION
Japan and Its Colonial Empire
The Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Communist Revolution
PART FOUR: ASCENT
The Socialist Trajectories of China and North Korea
The Corization of Japan
The Semiperipherization of the Newly Industrializing Economies
PART FIVE: CENTRALITY
United States-Japan Hegemonic Rivalry
The Chinese Triangle of Mainland-Taiwan-Hong Kong
Conclusion


Summary

In this book a world-system perspective is adopted to explain the economic success and political stability of East Asian development. The authors begin with a review of the world-system perspective, exploring its intellectual heritage, the historical context through which it arose, its basic assumptions and its policy implications. They then examine the particular pattern of development of various East Asian countries including: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, North Korea and Japan.

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