The Rise of Asia : Economics, Society and Politics in Contemporary Asia

The shifting balance of economic power away from Western Europe and the United States and towards East and Southeast Asia - firstly Japan, then the small 'Tiger' economies, and now the larger nations of Southeast Asia and China, the potential 'Dragons' - has provoked anger, dismay and a search for the 'secrets' of growth and for 'lessons' to be learned. The Rise of Asia brings together recent scholarship analysing the process of economic, social and political development in East and Southeast Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Prologue: East and Southeast Asia and the Changing Balance of World Economic Forces....Pages 1-17 The Age of Colonialism and Imperialism: From an External to an Internal Dynamic....Pages 18-51 The Role of Markets: Peasant Families, Commercial Agriculture and Protoindustrialization....Pages 52-90 Asian Elites In The Economy And In Politics....Pages 91-127 The First Asian Tiger: The Transformation Of Japan....Pages 128-167 Asian Economies, The International Economy And Development In The Interwar Era....Pages 168-202 Japanese Imperialism And The Pacific War....Pages 203-244 Asian Nationalism....Pages 245-288 Economics, Politics And Asian Development In The Postwar World....Pages 289-328 How Much Is There To Share? Population, Resources And Productivity....Pages 329-366 The Dark Side: Women In Asian Development....Pages 367-403 The Developmental State In Asia: Japan And The Four Tigers....Pages 404-442 New Tigers, New Dragons, New Giants? The State and Development in China and Southeast Asia....Pages 443-477 Epilogue: Can Growth Continue?....Pages 478-484 Back Matter....Pages 485-527 Brings together scholarship analyzing the process of economic, social and political development in East and Southeast Asia from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes coverage of Japan, the "Tiger" economies and potential "Dragon" economies such as China. With The Rise of Asia, Frank B. Tipton examines the shifting balance of economic power away from Western Europe and the United States towards East and Southeast Asia