Rethinking Asia's Economic Miracle: The Political Economy of War, Prosperity and Crisis (Rethinking World Politics)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
• Published by: Palgrave Macmillan October 13, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0333964616
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0333964613
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 12.6 ounces

Product Review
"In this important and pioneering new text Richard Stubbs shows that the post World War 2 history of East Asia can only be properly explained by bridging what have usually been treated as two separate narratives: a security narrative of war and ideological conflict and an economic narrative of growth and change. Reshaping the field of study, Stubbs poses a fundamental challenge to those employing narrow economic theories and models. This is historical political economy at its very best."--Richard Higgott, Editor, The Pacific Review

Product Description
Was it mere chance that the most successful economies of the second half of the twentieth century were all found in East and Southeast Asia, a region of world consumed by confrontation and conflict? In this important contribution to understanding both the Asian economic miracle and the 1997-8 crisis, Richard Stubbs provides a systematic assessment of the main explanations to date, offering his own original analysis which emphasizes the role played by the Cold War and the general geopolitical context.