ABSTRACT

This broad-ranging student textbook examines the rise of the Asia-Pacific as an important economic region. It looks at the sources of that rise, its future development and the possible consequences for the global economy. The analysis is divided into three sections considering:
* how far the Asia-Pacific has developed as a regional system, looking at the patterns of integration of the principal economies
* the relationship between the key individual economies of Japan, Korea, China and the United States
* how the rise of the Asia-Pacific economy has affected the international economic system.
In so doing it provides much-needed insights not only into the growth of this powerful economic region, but also the international context of Asia-Pacific development.

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

Contours of economic development in the Asia-Pacific

part 1|143 pages

Economic Dynamism Considered

chapter 3|28 pages

Growth

Its sources and consequences

chapter 5|25 pages

Engendering the ‘economic miracle'

The labour market in the Asia-Pacific

part 3|110 pages

Consequences and Implications

chapter 13|21 pages

The Pacific and beyond

APEC, ASEM and regional economic management